Boxing legend Chris Eubank gets helping hand from Luton fire crews

Fire crews at Toddington had an unexpected visitor at the weekend when boxing legend Chris Eubank ran into car trouble.

The former professional boxer stopped off at the station with staff quickly coming to his aid and calling a recovery team after his Rolls Royce suffered engine problems.

The fire service tweeted: “Toddington crew had an unexpected visitor yesterday @ChrisEubank when he had a bit of car trouble when passing the station. We're pleased to say he was supplied with plenty of tea and apples whilst awaiting recovery.”

A spokesman for Beds Fire Service said: “It really was an unexpected surprise for our Toddington crew to have Chris Eubank drop by the fire station. “They were happy to assist him with his car troubles and have a quick chat and a cup of tea with him. He even gave a member of our control team a phone call to say Hi.”

Chris Eubank, who lives in Brighton, competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the third best British super-middleweight boxer of all time.

He reigned as world champion for over five years, was undefeated in his first ten years as a professional, and remained undefeated at middleweight. His world title contests against Nigel Benn and Michael Watson helped British boxing ride a peak of popularity in the 1990s, with Eubank's eccentric personality making him one of the most recognisable celebrities of the time.

It’s believed the ex-boxing legend drives a Rolls Royce Wraith.