Freedom Eubank, Chris Eubank's boxer nephew, was jailed and banned from driving for three and a half years after taking police on a 80mph chase through Brighton Chris Eubank’s boxer nephew was jailed for 15 months after failing to turn up for court 'because he had diarrhoea'. Freedom Eubank drove a Vauxhall Vectra at 80mph through a 20mph Brighton residential street and red lights despite having no license and car insurance. The Judge at Hove Crown Court said he had driven with an 'utterly selfish attitude' and sentenced him to time in prison and banned from driving for three and a half years. Freedom, of St Helens Road, Brighton, missed the previous hearing on Monday after his mother telephoned the barrister to say he had been up all night vomiting and had diarrhoea. When officers signalled for him to pullover in the early hours of December 1 last year he pretended to stop before speeding into the city. He had denied being the driver of the car after jumping out and running off, but was found guilty of dangerous driving by magistrates. The 28-year-old, a cousin of champion boxer Chris Eubank Junior, appeared at Hove Crown Court for sentence today. The judge said he had driven 'idiotically', and had shown an 'utterly selfish attitude' about driving while uninsured and without a licence. Richard Cherrill, prosecuting, said the 'speedy' chase began in the early hours of December 1 last year at Bloomsbury Place in Brighton. He is a cousin of boxer Chris Eubank Jr, who has held the IBO super-middleweight title since February 2019 He said: 'Police approached the vehicle which had pretended to stop, before it was driven away at speed. 'He travelled in Bear Road, where the speed limit is 20mph, at 80mph, and worryingly drove the wrong way down a one-way road, which officers regarded as creating a high risk of a collision or injury to others. 'When the defendant brought the vehicle to a halt he then decamped from the driver’s side and was seen running away by the officers, who arrested him not far away.” Mr Cherrill said Eubank had claimed to officers he had been a passenger and was unable to open a 'jammed' door so went out of the driver’s side. He said the boxer was previously sent to prison in 2013 for possessing cocaine and ecstasy with the intent to supply, and for possessing cocaine, at Chelmsford Crown Court. Freedom Eubank (Pictured), who is also a boxer, was told he had driven 'idiotically' by the judge and shown an 'utterly selfish attitude' He was previously sent to prison in 2013 for possessing cocaine and ecstasy with intent to supply, and has two other convictions for assault causing actual bodily harm before then Eubank also has two previous convictions for assault occasioning actual bodily harm before 2013. William England, defending, said his client had panicked because he feared being unable to see his two-year-old daughter because of social services. He said: 'When he went to the magistrates’ court he should have admitted what he had done straight away. 'There are a number of reasons why he panicked, mostly relating to his young daughter. It does not provide an excuse, but does provide an explanation. 'When told he was going at around 80mph he was flabbergasted and totally ashamed. He knows as a father, there could have been someone walking home from a night out, and he could have faced offences far worse than the ones he is facing. 'He has asked me to apologise. He let himself and his family down.' Freedom took Police on a high speed chase through Bloomsbury Place, Brighton William England, defending, said: 'When he went to the magistrates’ court he should have admitted what he had done straight away. There are a number of reasons why he panicked, mostly relating to his young daughter. It does not provide an excuse, but does provide an explanation.' He was driving a Vauxhall Vectra without a license or insurance when the police chase took place Mr England asked the judge if the sentence could be suspended, but had told Eubank that he could face prison. Mr Recorder Adrian Chaplin said the consequences of driving a vehicle dangerously at high speeds could have been life-changing, or even fatal. He said: 'The courts deal with people who drive idiotically, even when they are not being pursued by the police. 'You were driving when you should not have been driving. Your attitude to driving without a licence and insurance was utterly selfish. 'Your driving was atrocious. The fact that nobody was hurt, whether that be yourself, or the police doing their duty to stop you driving like an idiot, was a matter of luck, not judgement.' Chris Eubank Jr, 29, is a world champion boxer and has held the IBO super-middleweight title since February this year. He has also defeated former world champion James DeGale, who decided to retire from the sport following the defeat. Eubank's father was previously two-weight world champion in boxing.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility