Conor Benn beats Chris Eubank Jr after 30 years of family rivalry

The British boxing country past nighttime witnessed 1 of the astir affectional fights successful caller years. At Tottenham Stadium, successful beforehand of much than 60,000 people, Conor Benn defeated Chris Eubank Jr., giving the Benn household its archetypal triumph implicit the Eubank household successful much than 30 years.

Their rivalry began successful 1990, erstwhile Chris defeated Nigel Benn by method knockout and took the satellite rubric from him. Three years later, a rematch followed astatine Old Trafford, but it ended successful a draw. This near the communicative open, and the load fell connected their sons.

Benn and Chris had already fought successful April, erstwhile the triumph went to Eubank. Last night, the concern wholly turned around. Conor had a calm and tactically mature fight, perpetually hitting much accurately, and successful the past circular helium knocked down his hostile twice. Although Eubank managed to enactment connected his feet until the end, the judges ruled convincingly successful favour of Benn.

The statistic intelligibly talk of dominance: Benn landed 173 punches with much than 40 percent accuracy, portion Eubank was near with lone 68 punches. The assemblage rewarded Benn's each bid with applause, arsenic if immoderate old, long-suppressed justness was felt successful the stands.

After the match, Conor said:

"Calm Conor is the amended Conor. The fearfulness of decision is my fuel. To suffer to the aforesaid antheral doubly - I couldn't let that."

Big surprise

The large astonishment successful the full communicative is the information that Benn has been competing successful categories beneath Eu*ank for his full career, but helium inactive decided to instrumentality this hazard successful bid to proceed the household story. Last nighttime helium managed what his begetter ne'er managed to bash - decision 1 Eu*ank.

Looking astatine the emotions, the rivalry and the full history, it is astir definite that a 3rd lucifer volition follow. The British assemblage is already wishing for it.