Chris Eubank has said he is not thinking about retirement as the recently-turned 36-year-old nears his rematch with Conor Benn next month.

Eubank has heard the calls to retire from those who believe the last fight, which saw him spend time recovering in hospital, took too much out of him, and he said even his father, Chris Eubank Snr, had asked him to consider his future.

“I’ve heard people suggest that, 36 years old, achieved so much, fight of the year, what more does he need to do? Maybe he should retire,” Eubank said.

“Why go through all that again? Because the truth is I don’t need to. Because if we’re talking about financial stability, I’m set for life. So I don’t need to be doing this anymore.”

But Eubank is a competitor and the desire still burns within. He has won 35 and lost three of his 38 contests since turning over in 2011.

 “I still feel fresh. I still feel capable,” Eubank added. “I still have that hunger and that fire and that desire to get up to train every day, to better myself as a fighter, to perform in front of the fans. So retirement is just not in my mindset right now. You guys are going to be seeing me for a while.”

The Benn fight was gruelling. Eubank appeared shaken several times and was understandably exhausted at the end of the Fight of the Year contender.

“It was tough for sure, but punishing, no,” he said. “It was a dogfight. I’ve had tougher fights. The George Groves fight, I’m fighting a guy who's 20lbs heavier, can punch like mule, got cut. That for me was a harder fight. I’ve had spars, they’re called doghouse spars, you just spar for as long as you can until somebody gives up. There’s no rounds, there’s no breaks, you keep going until somebody quits. Those are tough. I’ve had a few tough ones. I know what I’m capable of.”

Eubank-Benn II takes place on November 14, back at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, site of the first battle.