Chris Eubank announced his retirement from the ring in October 1995. He made a quick comeback in 1996, however, defeating Luis Dionisio Barrera and Camilo Alarcon. After Steve Collins withdrew from his WBO super-middleweight title defence against Joe Calzaghe and unexpectedly retired in October 1997, Calzaghe was matched against Eubank for the vacant title with eleven days notice. Eubank had been scheduled to box at light-heavyweight on the undercard. Eubank was knocked down twice and lost on points to Calzaghe, but saw his popularity rise as a result of managing to finish the fight against his more fancied opponent. Eubank then added
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