Chris Eubank Net Worth
Although famous English boxer Chris Eubank earned an incredible amount of money during his successful career, he isn’t as rich as you might think. He declared bankruptcy in 2009 when he owed £1.3 million in taxes. His financial situation improved somewhat since then. Still, Eubank’s total net worth is estimated to be only £330,000 ($500,000) as of 2015.
Chris was born 8 August 1966 in Dulwich, London. At the age of nineteen, Eubank made his professional boxing debut when he fought Tim Brown. He had a huge talent and became middleweight champion and later super-middleweight champion. He retired from professional boxing in the late 1990’s.
Eubank was famous as an eccentric spender. He bought highly customised Harley Davidson motorcycle and a huge American Peterbilt truck. But he wasn’t spending only on himself. Chris showed very charitable nature and for example built 69 flats for the homeless people. It cost him £1.25 million. But this spending habits brought him financial problems when his career ended.
In 2009, Eubank had to declare bankruptcy because he owed £1.3 million in taxes. Having prior experience with such addiction, Eubank also became an ambassador of the gambling charity called GamCare. His first wife was Karron. Chris currently lives with his second wife Claire Geary that he married in 2014. As of 2015, Eubank is a competitor in reality show I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
