Chris Eubank Jr beats Conor Benn LIVE: Fight result with scorecards revealed
Live updates as the hated rivals finally settle things in the ring.
Chris Eubank Jr has beaten Conor Benn in the latest brutal instalment of the family rivalry.
30 years on from the legendary battles their fathers shared, the sons of British boxing royalty continued the family war at a sold-out out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
In a thrilling plot twist to the evening, Eubank Jr was reunited with his estranged father Chris Eubank Snr just hours before the opening bell having acrimoniously parted ways six years ago.
It proved to be the inspiration Eubank Jnr needed, clinching an unanimous decision victory on the judges’ scorecards.
In a thrilling 12-round contest, both men stood and traded in a firefight so many expected.
Neither man was able to land a telling blow to halt the other but Eubank Jr’s ferocious showing in the final stanza was enough to convince the judges.
Benn, who moved up two weight divisions from welterweight to fight at 160lbs, suffers the first defeat of his 24-fight career.
The devastated 28-year-old broke down in tears moments after the decision was announced, held by his father Nigel as Eubank Jr celebrated.
‘I knew I could do that, I just needed someone to bring that out of me and I didn’t think that he would be the guy to do that,’ Eubank Jr said.
‘The fact our fathers did it years ago brings out a different spirit into you and that’s what we showed here tonight.
‘I’m happy to have this man [Eubank Sr] back with me. We upheld the family name – onwards and upwards.’
Metro’s LIVE blog will bring you minute-by-minute updates, undercard coverage and live fight results throughout the evening.
