Conor Benn reveals his own scorecard for Chris Eubank Jr fight during surprise training return
Conor Benn believes he did enough to beat Chris Eubank Jr after watching their epic encounter back. Benn and Eubank Jr finally got their hands on each other in an all-British clash in front of 60,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Benn believes he won by a point when rewatching the fight in training But it was the latter who got the unanimous decision after an epic ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate, with Benn left dejected. ‘The Destroyer’ has an opportunity to activate a contracted clause for an immediate rematch, but is yet to declare his decision. Although he has already returned to the gym just days after the brutal and physical war. And he filmed footage for fans, where he opened up about the fight, revealing he had himself one round ahead after rescoring the contest. He explained: “Attack the week, make the days count. “School’s never out. Working, learning and staying in shape. The same, really. “I watched the fight back. I personally have me up by a point. But I wouldn’t mind one point either way. “Four points is a bit wide, in my opinion. But you keep it moving. I’m not going to cry over spilt milk. I’ve got to do better than I do. “And work harder, if that’s possible, and work as smart as I can. We have got to keep it moving. “We’re just getting started. Come on, attack the week. Let’s go.” Benn left it all in the ring and was upset after falling to defeatGetty Benn put up an extremely brave display in the contest, but was outlanded by Eubank Jr who accurately hit the target 367 times, 152 more times than the 215 of Benn. Albeit his shots caused significant damage, with his rival left with a hugely swollen face and instantly taken to hospital. It was a crazy build-up between two born foes, and the controversy will continue into any potential sequel. Both fighters had their father present, with Benn’s dad Nigel consoling him after the result was read out. And Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn echoed his sentiments towards the decision, believing it was far closer. “Unbelievable. I couldn’t split them at the end. I thought Conor Benn was winning the fight. GettyBenn will now choose whether to rematch Eubank Jr[/caption] “I thought he lost the last two rounds. I couldn’t split them. 116-112. We’ve seen him moan before about scores. It is what it is. ‘I don’t see Chris Eubank winning that fight by four rounds at all. But forget that, just unbelievable respect for both men. “I could not be prouder of Conor Benn for what he’s been through and the heart he showed in the ring tonight. “Nigel Benn was the people’s champion. Tonight Conor Benn became the people’s champion. “It was one of the best fights, one of the most dramatic fights I’ve seen. Big respect to Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, two great examples. “A sport built out of respect and those two warriors should respect each other after that.”
Conor Benn believes he did enough to beat Chris Eubank Jr after watching their epic encounter back.
Benn and Eubank Jr finally got their hands on each other in an all-British clash in front of 60,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But it was the latter who got the unanimous decision after an epic ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate, with Benn left dejected.
‘The Destroyer’ has an opportunity to activate a contracted clause for an immediate rematch, but is yet to declare his decision.
Although he has already returned to the gym just days after the brutal and physical war.
And he filmed footage for fans, where he opened up about the fight, revealing he had himself one round ahead after rescoring the contest.
He explained: “Attack the week, make the days count.
“School’s never out. Working, learning and staying in shape. The same, really.
“I watched the fight back. I personally have me up by a point. But I wouldn’t mind one point either way.
“Four points is a bit wide, in my opinion. But you keep it moving. I’m not going to cry over spilt milk. I’ve got to do better than I do.
“And work harder, if that’s possible, and work as smart as I can. We have got to keep it moving.
“We’re just getting started. Come on, attack the week. Let’s go.”
Benn put up an extremely brave display in the contest, but was outlanded by Eubank Jr who accurately hit the target 367 times, 152 more times than the 215 of Benn.
Albeit his shots caused significant damage, with his rival left with a hugely swollen face and instantly taken to hospital.
It was a crazy build-up between two born foes, and the controversy will continue into any potential sequel.
Both fighters had their father present, with Benn’s dad Nigel consoling him after the result was read out.
And Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn echoed his sentiments towards the decision, believing it was far closer.
“Unbelievable. I couldn’t split them at the end. I thought Conor Benn was winning the fight.
“I thought he lost the last two rounds. I couldn’t split them. 116-112. We’ve seen him moan before about scores. It is what it is.
‘I don’t see Chris Eubank winning that fight by four rounds at all. But forget that, just unbelievable respect for both men.
“I could not be prouder of Conor Benn for what he’s been through and the heart he showed in the ring tonight.
“Nigel Benn was the people’s champion. Tonight Conor Benn became the people’s champion.
“It was one of the best fights, one of the most dramatic fights I’ve seen. Big respect to Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, two great examples.
“A sport built out of respect and those two warriors should respect each other after that.”
