Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Who is Chris Eubank?

The champion boxer is appearing on the show to discuss some of the biggest and most controversial moments in his life. 

He will recall the fight in which his opponent, Michael Watson, received a catastrophic brain injury that left him wheelchair bound.  

The 54-year-old Brighton resident also talks about his teenage years as a shoplifter, divorce, bankruptcy, his legendary victory in 1990 over fierce rival Nigel Benn, and the success of his son, Chris Eubank Jr. 

Eubank joined Piers and Chris in the audience for the tell-all interview, which is set to air at 9pm on ITV.

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What was his childhood like?

Sporting legend Chris Eubank was born a week after England won the world cup. 

Born in Dulwich, South London, Eubank moved to Jamaica at two-months-old where he was raised until he was six. 

When he returned to England he lived in a few different areas across London including Dalston, Hackney and Peckham. 

Eubank didn't have it easy, as a youngster he was suspended from school 18 times in one year and then expelled - however he attributes this to protecting other children from bullies. 

At the age of 16 his father sent him to New York to stay with his mother.

How did he become famous? 

After moving to live with his mother in the South Bronx district, Eubank battled a number of addictions in order to attend church and school. 

Inspired by his two elder brothers back in the UK, he took up boxing and quickly became enamoured with the sport. 

Training at the gym daily, Eubank won impressive titles by the age of 18. 

In 1984 he won the Spanish Golden Gloves Tournament and also got to the semi-final stage of the main Golden Gloves tourney at Madison Square Garden.

What sort of career has he had? 

Determined to succeed he made his professional boxing debut in the Atlantis Hotel and Casino against Tim Brown at 19-years-old.

His next 10 fights went mostly unnoticed but things quickly changed for Eubank after he defeated Jamaican Anthony Logan in an undercard match to a Nigel Benn headlined show in 1989. 

Benn was the biggest rising star in European boxing at the time and Eubank was set on defeating him. 

He won the WBO middleweight title against Benn then went on to take the super-middleweight champion title in 1991. 

This fight is one of his most infamous which saw fellow Brit Michael Watson suffer a nearly fatal injury. 

Michael Watson and Chris Eubank's famous fight in 1991.

His world title contests against Benn and Watson helped British boxing ride a peak of popularity in the 1990s, with Eubank's eccentric personality making him one of the most recognisable celebrities of the period.

In his final two years of boxing he fought Joe Calzaghe who won, but claimed it was the hardest match of his career.

Eubank's last two fights were against WBO junior-heavyweight champion Carl Thompson, both of which were brutal encounters. In the rematch, Eubank was stopped for the first and only time in his career.

What did he do after boxing? 

Known for his eccentricity Eubank won Britain's Best Dressed Man in 1991 and 1993 - he's modelled for Vivienne Westwood and Versace. 

He also became famous for driving around Brighton in a huge American Peterbilt 379 truck cab - the largest lorry in Europe. 

In the early 1990s, Eubank was caricatured as a puppet on Spitting Image.

He has featured in a number of television adverts including for Nescafé, Royal Mail, McDonald's, Jaffa Cakes and Orbit.

In 2015, Eubank finished in ninth place on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

He also appeared alongside his son in the 2019 series of Celebrity Gogglebox. 

What's his net-worth?

According to the website Celebrity Network, Chris Eubank has a net worth of £360,000. 

In November 2009, Eubank was declared bankrupt and owed around £1.3m in taxes alone.

Who are his children? 

Eubank Jr, second right, became IBO super-middleweight champion for a second time after victory in 2019 (Nick Potts/PA)

Eubank has five children, two of whom are boxers. 

His sons Chris Eubank Jnr and Nathaniel Wilson are both professional boxers. 

Wilson suffered his first loss of his career in October - his record now stands at 4-1-1. 

The fatal collision: 

In 1992 Eubank was involved in a fatal collision when he lost control of his car on the London to Brighton road; the car came off the road and killed a building site worker. 

He was convicted of driving without due care and attention, fined £250 plus £1,450 costs, and had six penalty points added to his driving licence.

What charity work has he been involved in?

In 1994 Eubank took over a prime site in Brighton, which he called 'Buckingham Place'.

He knocked down the interior of the building whilst keeping the grade II façade intact and built 69 flats for the homeless, using £1,250,000 of his own money.

In October 2005, Eubank was appointed as the first ambassador for gambling charity GamCare, to support and encourage responsible gambling.