Chris Eubank Jnr is planning to come back before the end of the year. Not only that, the 36-year-old is hoping to keep fighting “until the wheels fall off”.

His career looked all but over in November when he was beaten over 12 one-sided rounds by arch enemy Conor Benn. The points defeat, which saw Eubank twice hit the canvas, came just seven months after Eubank had outpointed Benn in a contest widely regarded as the best of 2025.

But in the rematch, after a gruelling struggle to make weight, Eubank’s timing was off, his balance was poor, and all the signs spoke to a shot fighter. What he did exhibit, by hearing the final bell, was heart. 

“I’m a fighter. I’ve always been in love with the sport so I will campaign for as long as I can, until the wheels fall off. They nearly fell off in that last fight. But we kept things together and, since then, I’ve been on a recovery program, getting back to full health, getting back to the old Chris Eubank Jnr,” he told Boxing King Media while in Lagos, Nigeria.

Eubank has since spoken on social media of overcoming major health issues in the aftermath of the defeat to Benn.

“In that last fight you saw a fighter that, you know, it wasn’t me. Everyone knows that. If I can back to what I was, I think I’ve got at least a few years left in the sport. So I’m going to try and do everything I can to make sure that happens.”

The victories he scored over the likes of James DeGale, Nick Blackwell, Arthur Abraham, Liam Williams and Matvey Korobov now all feel like a long time ago.

Eubank, 35-4 (25 KOs), said he was “confident” he could regain his old form but no promises were made regarding exactly what comes next.

“Realistically, how long can a human being continue to fight at the highest level? Once you start hitting those late thirties, it only gets harder and harder and harder,” he said. “I only have a few more years to be able to do the things that I want to do. It’s very important to me, so we’re going to do everything we can.

“There’s no specific plan,” he continued. “There’s no contracts drawn up. I am a free agent. I am not tied down to any one promoter or any one broadcaster. I’m free and it’s a beautiful position to be in because, the industry knows this, we have a lot of exciting opportunities and offers to weigh up and pick from.

“I’m in Nigeria, I’m halfway across the world. There’s opportunities here, there’s opportunities in England, in Saudi, in the Middle East. It all comes down to what’s best for me. I think I will be back in the ring towards the end of the year.

“There’s a lot of names that would make for exciting fights, there’s a lot of people that the fans want to see me step into the ring with. I’ve done so much with my career; there’s nothing that’s like, ‘I have to get that fight’, ‘I have to fight this guy’.

“I’d love to win a world title, I’d love to get another strap, but that’s easier said than done. In terms of opponents, it’s what the fans want, we’re listening to the fans… So me and my team, we’re weighing up all the options and we’ll make a decision soon.”

Eubank, son of two-weight WBO titlist Chris Eubank Snr, is now a father to two twins. Asked whether he’d allow them to follow in his footsteps like he followed in his own father’s, Eubank smiled. He explained that he wouldn’t encourage nor block them.

“This sport is cruel, it’s barbaric, it’s full of scumbags, full of snakes, full of people are looking to take advantage and steal and take whatever they can from you,” he explained. “It’s a harsh environment to live in and you have live in it for a lifetime. I’ve been in this industry since I was 14 years old; I’m 37 this year.

“And the guys that do make it… What percentage of guys make that real money? Less than three, less than two make that life-changing, generational wealth. When I look at that, why would I really want my sons to enter into that?”