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Eubank Jr vs Benn LIVE: Fight updates and results after Eubank edges past bitter rival
Follow all the fallout after Chris Eubank Jr settled his bitter grudge with Conor Benn, over 30 years after their fathers rounded out their own rivalry
Chris Eubank Jr won a thrilling fight with Conor Benn on Saturday night, outpointing his bitter rival 116-112 on all three scorecards in London.
At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, two-and-a-half years after they were first due to fight, Eubank Jr finished a see-saw contest in fine form to seal victory over Benn, handing the younger boxer his first professional loss.
There had been drama at the start – with Benn’s two adverse drug-test results thwarting their planned clash in 2022 – and there was drama at the end, as Eubank Sr arrived at the venue with his son, despite criticising the match-up for years.
Thirty-two years after Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn, Conor’s father, rounded out their own rivalry with a draw, Jr did what his dad did in 1990: beat a Benn.
Re-live the action and follow the fallout from Eubank Jr vs Benn and the undercard fights, below.
Chris Eubank Jr holds off Conor Benn in boxing melodrama worthy of their fathers
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'Simply the best'
A walkout for the ages before a legacy-defining performance from Chris Eubank Jr.
The return of Chris Sr
After everything that’s been done and everything that’s been said - who on earth would have seen this coming?
Nigel Benn gives verdict on son's defeat
"I thought he did really well and he learnt a lot from this,” Nigel said. “He was working too much on the ropes, but that is taking nothing away from Chris - it was his night.
"We can handle defeat gracefully and now we go back to the drawing board."
Chris Eubank Jr holds off Conor Benn in boxing melodrama worthy of their fathers
It is difficult to know where to begin, but at the end, Chris Eubank Jr sank to his knees as his father stood proudly by his side, while Conor Benn embraced his own father and closed his eyes, perhaps wishing to drift into a dreamworld away from the very real nightmare around him.
Also around him were 67,000 souls, 67,000 witnesses to his demise after so many threats, so much snarling, so much aggression – an aggression which simply could not deliver the decisive blow he had craved for years.
Make no mistake, this was not an emphatic demise; in fact, the 28-year-old had fought valiantly in a boxing match that resembled a theatrical melodrama more than a sporting contest. Instead, his downfall played out over 12 rounds, with victory so often appearing within his twitchy grasp.
Chris Eubank Jr holds off Conor Benn in boxing melodrama worthy of their fathers
Eubank Jr emerges victorious with battle scars
Conor Benn departs
That’s your lot for the post-fight press conferences!
With Eubank Jr in the hospital, it’s only Benn we’ll be hearing from tonight.
Conor Benn press conference
Conor is asked if he respects or likes Eubank Jr and ums and ahs before saying, “but he’s Chris, isn’t he? So I like him about as much as I can...”
Nigel jokingly pushes him for a proper answer, ha.
Conor Benn press conference
Some playful banter between the Benns, over the fact that neither could quite get it done against a Eubank.
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