Terence Crawford trainer opens up on Chris Eubank Jr relationship amid shock reunion for Benn rematch

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium plays host to the two rivals once more on Saturday, November 15, live on DAZN PPV.

Eubank Jr called upon the services of ‘BoMac’ in September 2023 to rectify the wrongs suffered in his January 2023 loss to Liam Smith, and McIntyre’s coaching helped to produce a win in the rematch.

The 36-year-old has now asked the American to prepare him for a second clash against Benn.

Reflecting on their previous work together, McIntyre told The Ring:  “We had a great camp and we had a great fight the last fight that we was together against Liam and everything went smooth during camp. Outside the gym, inside the gym, everything went smooth.”

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Following the victory over Smith, McIntyre was arrested after mistakenly trying to take a firearm through British customs when trying to return home.

Given a suspended 20-month sentence after spending a month in custody, McIntyre was absent from Eubank Jr’s corner in the first Benn fight in April due to scheduling conflicts.

Eubank Jr instead turned to Johnathon Banks to prepare for the grudge match, which produced a gruelling affair that seemingly ignored any pre-fight tactics and plans. 

Fresh off the back of guiding Terence Crawford to a shock win over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez that saw ‘Bud’ claim undisputed status in an unprecedented third division, BoMac is confident of his coaching abilities.

Asked why Eubank Jr had enlisted his services once more, McIntyre replied: “You know, that's a good question and the only thing I could think of is because, probably, I'm the best.”

Eubank Jr has cut a similarly confident figure during his boxing career, with some criticism that he is arrogant. Asked if that was an issue training the middleweight, McIntyre continued: “No. No. I don't get that from Chris.

“Any fighter that I work with, I sit them down and tell them what I expect out of them. That’s the first thing we did when we first had the first fight together and he went right along with it and we just picked up where we left off at this time.”

‘BoMac’ and Eubank Jr will head to Dubai for their training camp, with fight night just over seven weeks away.

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