Chris Eubank Jr. breaks silence after being discharged from hospital following Conor Benn fight
Chris Eubank Jr won a thrilling contest against Conor Benn (Picture: Getty) Chris Eubank Jr. thanked his fans after finally being discharged from hospital following his hard-fought victory over Conor Benn on Saturday. Eubank Jr. got the better of arch-rival Benn in a gripping and brutal encounter, which saw both fighters serve up another classic 30 years on from the legendary battles their fathers shared. Despite the unanimous decision victory, the 35-year-old was not present at the post-fight press conference, instead taken straight to to hospital as a precautionary measure. But the British fighter has now been released, and posted a short message on social media reflecting back on his acheviements at the weekend. ‘Well it took nearly 3 years but we finally got the job done,’ he said. ‘Big shout out to everyone that supported the fight on Saturday & made it the once in a lifetime event that it was… without the fans none of this is possible, thank you.’ Speaking briefly in the ring after his victory, Eubank Jr. praised Benn’s performance and admitted he did not expect to be taken into such deep waters over the course of the 12-round brawl. Eubank Jr. has now been released from hospital (Picture: Getty) ‘I knew I was capable of that. I just needed someone to bring it out of me,’ Eubank Jr told Sky Sports. ‘And I’m not gonna lie I didn’t think he would be the guy to do that. Our fathers did what they did and it brings out a different soul and spirit in you. That’s what we both showed tonight.’ He added: ‘Everything surprised me. I didn’t know he had what he had in him. I really didn’t. ‘I thought I would break him early. I underestimated him. I didn’t train for a fight like that. I didn’t know he had that in him, he’s never had that in him. he has never shown that but he has never had to show that.’ Conor Benn contests ‘wide’ scorecards To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page While also taken to hospital briefly at the fight, Benn was discharged over the weekend and posted a video of himself on social media already back running on a treadmill. The 28-year-old was accepting of his loss on the night, but has now suggested he is unhappy with the unanimous 116-112 decision from all three judges. ‘I watched the fight back. I personally had me up a point,’ he said. ‘I wouldn’t have moaned at – you know – a point either way, but four points is a bit wide in my opinion. ‘But we keep it moving, I ain’t going to cry over no spilt milk – I’ve just got to do better. Just got to do better. Work harder, if that’s possible, work smarter and do the best I can.’ Is a rematch on the cards? Turki Al-Sheikh said plans for a rematch are already underway (Picture: Getty) Given the absorbing nature of the first fight, fans would no doubt be in favour of the two fighters running it back for a second time. And Saudi Arabian boxing kingpin Turki Al-Sheikh said plans were already in place for a rematch. ‘If they’re not injured and ready, we want the rematch in late September at Tottenham,’ he told Ring Magazine. And while a release clause was in the initial contract, there may well be hurdles to overcome to get both fighters back in the ring together again. Eubank Jr., who has campaigned at 168 pounds in recent years, clearly struggled to make the 160-pound limit for this fight. He narrowly missed weight and looked concerningly gaunt when the two fighters squared off at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday. Benn, meanwhile, who moved up a weight division for this fight, may choose to return super welterweight or even welterweight to try and chase a world-title fight. ‘Conor’s saying ‘I want revenge, I want it’ and it’s the biggest fight. It’s massive, but you don’t want too many fights like that and we’re giving away advantage up here at 160. He’s coming up two divisions,’ Benn’s promoter, Eddie Hearn said. ‘I know that Conor Benn can win world titles in divisions below 160. He could sell out any arena in the country
Chris Eubank Jr. thanked his fans after finally being discharged from hospital following his hard-fought victory over Conor Benn on Saturday.
Eubank Jr. got the better of arch-rival Benn in a gripping and brutal encounter, which saw both fighters serve up another classic 30 years on from the legendary battles their fathers shared.
Despite the unanimous decision victory, the 35-year-old was not present at the post-fight press conference, instead taken straight to to hospital as a precautionary measure.
But the British fighter has now been released, and posted a short message on social media reflecting back on his acheviements at the weekend.
‘Well it took nearly 3 years but we finally got the job done,’ he said.
‘Big shout out to everyone that supported the fight on Saturday & made it the once in a lifetime event that it was… without the fans none of this is possible, thank you.’
Speaking briefly in the ring after his victory, Eubank Jr. praised Benn’s performance and admitted he did not expect to be taken into such deep waters over the course of the 12-round brawl.
‘I knew I was capable of that. I just needed someone to bring it out of me,’ Eubank Jr told Sky Sports.
‘And I’m not gonna lie I didn’t think he would be the guy to do that. Our fathers did what they did and it brings out a different soul and spirit in you. That’s what we both showed tonight.’
He added: ‘Everything surprised me. I didn’t know he had what he had in him. I really didn’t.
‘I thought I would break him early. I underestimated him. I didn’t train for a fight like that. I didn’t know he had that in him, he’s never had that in him. he has never shown that but he has never had to show that.’
Conor Benn contests ‘wide’ scorecards
While also taken to hospital briefly at the fight, Benn was discharged over the weekend and posted a video of himself on social media already back running on a treadmill.
The 28-year-old was accepting of his loss on the night, but has now suggested he is unhappy with the unanimous 116-112 decision from all three judges.
‘I watched the fight back. I personally had me up a point,’ he said. ‘I wouldn’t have moaned at – you know – a point either way, but four points is a bit wide in my opinion.
‘But we keep it moving, I ain’t going to cry over no spilt milk – I’ve just got to do better. Just got to do better. Work harder, if that’s possible, work smarter and do the best I can.’
Is a rematch on the cards?
Given the absorbing nature of the first fight, fans would no doubt be in favour of the two fighters running it back for a second time.
And Saudi Arabian boxing kingpin Turki Al-Sheikh said plans were already in place for a rematch.
‘If they’re not injured and ready, we want the rematch in late September at Tottenham,’ he told Ring Magazine.
And while a release clause was in the initial contract, there may well be hurdles to overcome to get both fighters back in the ring together again.
Eubank Jr., who has campaigned at 168 pounds in recent years, clearly struggled to make the 160-pound limit for this fight. He narrowly missed weight and looked concerningly gaunt when the two fighters squared off at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday.
Benn, meanwhile, who moved up a weight division for this fight, may choose to return super welterweight or even welterweight to try and chase a world-title fight.
‘Conor’s saying ‘I want revenge, I want it’ and it’s the biggest fight. It’s massive, but you don’t want too many fights like that and we’re giving away advantage up here at 160. He’s coming up two divisions,’ Benn’s promoter, Eddie Hearn said.
‘I know that Conor Benn can win world titles in divisions below 160. He could sell out any arena in the country and is not just one of the biggest boxing stars in Britain but sports stars in Britain now with the story and everything.
‘He has a long career ahead of him but I also understand the British public, and I know they’re going to want to see No 2.’
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