HE IS used to big challenges but this one is different.
Chris Eubank Jr normally climbs into the ring to take on big names from the boxing world.
Now he is preparing to climb out of the i360 and abseil 450ft down it for charity.
He will be among 32 people taking part in the iDrop charity abseil at the Brighton seafront attraction – another will be Argus reporter Joel Adams.
They will abseil from the i360 pod for the Rockinghorse children’s charity.
Eubank Jr said: “I’m looking forward to taking on the iDrop abseil challenge in Brighton, my homtown, for a truly great cause.
“Rockinghorse is a fantastic children’s charity and I look forward to partnering with them on this challenge – abseiling definitely isn’t something I’m used to but it’s a challenge I’m ready to take on for sure.”
The boxer is the former IBO super middleweight champion after being beaten in the World Boxing Super Series to George Groves in Manchester in a sell-out 12-round thriller a week ago, which he lost on points.
The 28-year-old is the son of Chris Eubank, also a former world champion, and they both live in Brighton.
More than 140 people applied to take part in the abseil.
The Rockinghorse charity said it has been touched by the personal commitment shown by the applicants, many of who have connections to its work at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton, the Trevor Mann Baby Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital or the Special Care Baby Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath.
Rockinghorse chief executive Ryan Heal said: “Congratulations to everyone who has been awarded a place in the first-ever iDrop charity abseil at the British Airways i360.
“We are so grateful to all who put themselves forward for the challenge, and really do appreciate the wonderful support we’ve received so far.
Every single penny raised by the participants will be donated to our Trevor Mann Baby Unit appeal in Brighton, of which many of those taking part have, or have had, personal experience.”
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