By Edward Chaykovsky

British super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. is still very motivated on the idea of representing his country in the Rio Olympics. On Tuesday, GB Boxing issued a statement which denied his request, stating that there is no room in his division.

Last week the AIBA, which governs amateur boxing, passed a new rule which allows professionals to compete in the Olympics. Once the rule was passed, father and trainer Chris Eubank Sr. submitted an application for his son to compete.

GB Boxing told Eubank Sr. that Anthony Fowler is already set to represent Great Britain in the weight division they requested. There are some spots open at the lower weights, which doesn't help Eubank's cause.

If something happens to Fowler and GB Boxing calls him to offer the open spot, Eubank Jr. says he will jump on the opportunity.

"One hundred percent. I would never turn down an opportunity to represent my country in my sport so, if the offer is there and I can get involved in it, then I definitely will," he told Sky Sports News HQ.

"There is nothing better to do than to represent your country. Some people are saying it is a step backwards but, at the end of the day, if I was given the opportunity then I would definitely go for it. That's definitely something we are looking into at the moment."

If that actually happened, Eubank Sr. said the plan would be for his son to fly out to Venezuela five days after his bout with Tom Doran on June 25, to compete in the Olympic qualifiers.

"He is the British champion and I don't think there is anyone more befitting for the position to represent his country," Eubank Sr said. "The politics of it I don't know about, but what I do know about is he has the ability in terms of his punch rate and speed to compete against the best in the world. I am pushing 100 per cent. We have put our request into AIBA."