Ray Close Eammon Loughran and Sam Storey. In his seventh bout he beat Rocky McGran to win the vacant Irish Super Middleweight title. He successfully defended the title against Terry Magee, the older brother of Eamonn and Noel, in Dublin in 1991. In 1993, he defeated Vincenzo Nardiello to win the EBU European Super Middleweight title in Italy. Later the same year Close faced Chris Eubank for the WBO Super Middleweight title. In what would be the first of his two fights against Eubank, the match was declared a draw. After an October win against Ray Domenge, Close again faced Eubank in
Chris Eubank Menswear Association of Great Britain. His collection of vehicles included a customised Harley-Davidson and a huge American Peterbilt 379 truck cab – the largest lorry in Europe. At one time he owned the only Hummer in Britain. In the early 1990s, Eubank was caricatured as a puppet on "Spitting Image". He featured on the front cover of "Esquire" for the April 1992 edition. He was mentioned in a scene of "I'm Alan Partridge", in which the title character desperately tries to think of ideas for a new television show, one of which is entitled "Youth Hosteling with Chris Eubank". He