Chris Eubank Jr. finished in the grandstand to beat Connor Ben with a unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Eubank made a unanimous decision, with all three judges winning 116-112, scoring in his favor after a 12th round of extraordinary clashes.
The sons were picking up a rivalry between their famous fathers, Chris Eubank SR and Nigel Ben.
That saga made a new turn early in the evening, completely unexpectedly, when the Eubank senior arrived at the stadium with his son, without warning.
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Chris Eubank Jr. joined Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with his father after he was openly dropped out for a fight with Connor Ben.
The alienation between the pair came into the public eye after Eubank’s own defenseless speech about Connor Ben’s jibe and fragmentary relationship in the fight build surprised the final press conference.
The stadium roar reached a hot pitch of extraordinary strength when the Eubanks seniors and juniors went on a ring walk together.
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Chris Eubank Jr. and his father created an epic ring walk at Tottenham with an orchestra
Another echo of his father had to ring the top rope into the vault, of course, for example Junior. He landed on the ring canvas and threw a blur of punches into the air as the noise of electricity seemed to make him around.
His father followed him into the ring, embracing both Connor and Nigel Ben.
The roar of the crowd rose again as the first bell rang. Eubank came out behind his jab. His advantage is clear as he kept Ben on his left.
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See the moment when Chris Eubank Jr is declared a winner by unanimous decision against Conor Benn
However, there was a moment in the opening round when Benn backed up a double jab with a flashcross.
Ben was able to connect in the second round. His left landed stiffly, shaking Eubank twice with the weight he seemed to feel.
Ben was dangerous early on. He burst his right, which crashed into the temple of Eubank and the jaw.
He was under those attacks in the third and fourth rounds. However, Ben was passing through with a lively dynamism.
Eubank was happy to deal with him. He tagged Ben with the right uppercut, cleaned it again, and bouncing Ben’s head up.
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Connor Ben says he “loves the rematch” after a unanimous defeat to Chris Eubank Jr.
In the sixth round, Eubank met him with a jab, but Ben manages to get inside and the left hook sinks.
Eubank popped another solid jab, but his right cross gave just a glance at Benn.
He let out a heavy breath for a moment, and the pace of the fight slowed for a while.
In the seventh round, Ben charged into a huge right uppercut.
The long left propelled Ben’s back. Ben leaked a punch and Eubank helped out with the three-shot combination.
As Ben moved forward once more, Eubank greeted him with a bent right.
Deterred and determined, Ben moved forward only to ensure that Ubank’s cross surpasses him above his head.
In the eighth round, Ben continued to touch the storm of wild punches. Ben paused to reorganize, and Eubank jabed low and clocked with a left hook.
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Chris Eubank Jr. underestimated Connor Ben and said he gave him a big lift even when his father returned to his corner.
However, Eubank seemed to be drawn into the exchange and held it. His legs seemed weaker as the fighter threw punches with only his arms and leaned against each other, and the crowd yelled.
Eubank was cut off in the right eye in the ninth round. It was a fight for him to contain Ben. Both men had to pause to breathe air from time to time. However, they still discovered that preparations were going again. Eubank threw a wide hook that caught Benn’s Jaw in the 10th round.
The defense was abandoned for a while as it had made the punches heavy on each other.
Eubank finished the round with Benn backed up on the ropes and poured punches. Their power disappeared when they were tired, but Ben found no response.
They stood in the center of the ring. Their legs were no longer moving as they tried to escape their arms from the clinch and put a barrage of flowing punches.
It was a sapping, a draining effort, and both people seemed likely to change others in later stages. But they were in pain.
But Eubank hammered through it. He is merciless. He continued to throw, his left hook sank with all his might to lie down Ben’s foot.
Uppercut also crashed into the house, Ben’s eyes turned glassy and Eubank continued his attack. Ben’s instinct was to fight back, and he strongly surprised the left hook. However, Eubank finished in the grandstand in that final round, securing a unanimous decision victory.
Fractice buildup
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There was a behind-the-scenes drama as security stopped entering the old enemy dressing room Chris Eubank JR
The rivalry between Eubank Jr and Benn was even more bitter in the build up to this battle. They were originally played for the box in catchweight in 2022, but the match was eventually cancelled when the results of Ben’s broken drug test emerged.
He was only allowed to box the box in his home country in November when Ben’s interim suspension was lifted without appeal by the UK Boxing Commission and UKAD.
The build up up to this battle was extremely important. Ben and Eubank were separated in arguments before and after the latter previous match. At a press conference that was made public, Eubank broke an egg on Ben’s head. This is a reference to the claims from the WBC that distanced itself from excessive consumption of eggs.
Ben had risen from welterweight for this fight at the middleweight class, but the deal included a rehydration clause that prevented Eubank from reaching more than 10 pounds beyond the fight morning limit.
Eubank met that regulations, but was over 160 pounds and half ounces on official weighing.
But this victory for Eubank is the ultimate satisfaction, his biggest victory on the most important night of his career.
“I supported the last name.”
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Chris Eubank Jr. underestimated Connor Ben and said he gave him a big lift even when his father returned to his corner.
“I knew I could do that. I needed someone to get it out of me,” Eubank said. “I didn’t think Connor would be the guy who would do that. I didn’t know he had it. I thought I’d break him sooner.
“I underestimated him. I didn’t prepare for that kind of fight,” Eubank continued. “The fact that our father fought years ago brings out a different spirit and makes me happy that he is with me.
“He had to be here. This is all his fault. We supported the last name – from now on, and up.”
