The other father-son duo boxing on Eubank v Benn cardpublished at 18:55 GMT
Riakporhe v Welch
While the boxing dynasty of Eubank v Benn is to be the main event, heavyweight Tommy Welch also fights on the undercard with a famous father in his corner.
Scott Welch is a former British and Commonwealth champion, but his best-known fight was with Brad Pitt in Guy Ritchie’s film Snatch.
His son, Tommy Welch, went to the same West Sussex school as Chris Eubank Jr, who also trained at the boxing gym Scott Welch runs in Hove, East Sussex.
Welch is fighting Richard Riakporhe on Saturday night, while Eubank Jr faces Conor Benn, whose fathers – Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank – fought in two world title contests in the 1990s.
“I crossed paths with Chris at school, and it was very relevant that our fathers were both ex-boxers, his being a bit more famous than mine,” Welch said.
“But everyone still knew who my father was in this town, especially after Snatch. He became more of a film star after his boxing career.”
Read more about the other father-son duo at Eubank v Benn 2.
