Chris Eubank Jr has maintained a low profile about his long-term girlfriend, influenced by the tumultuous relationship of his parents. Last week, Eubank Jr surprised fans with the announcement that he is set to become a father to twin boys next year, given his typically private personal life.

The son of boxing legend Chris Eubank Sr, he grew up in the public eye, with his family's life documented on the TV series At Home With The Eubanks. His father's life was heavily scrutinised in the media, with his divorce from wife Karron in 2005 and subsequent bankruptcy making headlines. The younger Eubank, who was defeated by Conor Benn in their rematch on Saturday night, confesses he has taken lessons from his parents' experiences.

He said before his loss to Benn: "My private life should be private, that's how I have always seen it. What people don't know and what people don't see, they cannot target, they cannot ruin, they cannot try to interfere with.

"There's no benefit, in my opinion, to exposing private relationships to the world. What benefits are there? If you go out and look at all these high-profile relationships, how many of them last? How many of them don't end up on the front page of the newspapers?

"Cheating, scandal, divorce, whatever it is, social media does nothing but ruin relationships. I saw that from very early on, I experienced it with my mother and father. Their split was very public and it was hard to watch and it was embarrassing.

"Everybody knew that my parents were getting divorced and I knew, from that age, that - whatever relationship I got into - I wasn't going to make it public. It's unnecessary. It's not like I am hiding it. I just chose not to throw it out there."

The boxer was reunited with his father in April, just hours before his initial clash with Benn, which he won following a bruising 12-round battle. He subsequently revealed the news of his upcoming fatherhood to his dad during filming for a BBC documentary.

He said: "I had to announce it sometime, I couldn't just pop up with two kids on my shoulder. My birthday seemed like the perfect time to tell my father, and that was the scene that you saw on the BBC documentary.

"I was filming, he didn't know, the cameras were there, I wanted it to be captured, so it was a beautiful moment that we can relive for the rest of our lives. It's a massive thing to have him back in my life, especially now, because he is their grandfather and that's a very important relationship.

"I hate to think that two years ago - when we hadn't spoken for a couple of years - if I had a kid then, what would I do? Now I know he is accessible to me, it's a great feeling."