Former boxer Chris Eubank became emotional with a powerful apology to Michael Watson for Piers Morgan’s life stories
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Tears of Chris Eubank told Michael Watson – who suffered a near-fatal brain injury when they boxed – that he can’t find the words to say how sorry he is
Eubank added he still struggled to understand the impact of the fight 30 years ago that put Watson in a coma for 40 days and left him partially disabled
In a televised interview that aired tonight, Eubank said: “I don’t know if I can even understand what happened he has to go through what he went through and still be there
Speaking to the audience, Watson, 55, said: “It’s ok, bruv Moving on with life I love you, Chris It’s all over
Watson said he attended Piers Morgan’s Life Stories interview because he wanted to ‘be part of the story’ Eubank, 54, replied: ‘Michael, you are the story’
In 1991 Watson won against fellow British boxer Eubank in their fight at White Hart Lane, north London, for the world super middleweight title, but he was stopped in the last round
Watson collapsed in ring and had six brain operations He sued the British Boxing Board of Control, claiming necessary medical care was not at ringside
By the time a settlement was reached in 2001, safety measures in the sport included paramedics
Watson, whose boxing career ended with injury, is no longer in a wheelchair after years of rehabilitation
Eubank, who grew up in poverty in London, also said that the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs inspired his chic accent
He added that he was motivated in his career to impress his brothers who barely spoke to him growing up
He said he got married in the US state of Louisiana and was based there after courting his new bride by reading her the poem The Female of the Species by Rudyard Kipling
When asked if he cheated on his first wife, who is the mother of four of his children, he replied: “I always went home to my wife I won’t talk about my past regrets”
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Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chris-eubank-breaks-down-apologises-23519580