Eubank Jr vs Benn LIVE RESUTS: Eubank Jr wins bloody battle after all-out war

CHRIS EUBANK JR and Conor Benn’s generational grudge match has concluded in stunning scenes.

Despite suffering a huge cut above his left eye, Eubank Jr upped the pressure in the final stages of what was an absolute classic, and a rematch has already been eyed for later this year.

Eubank Jr walked down into the ring with his father, Chris Eubank Sr, who had made a shock appearance for the big main event.

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  • Let’s hope so!
  • Although nothing was confirmed tonight, most of you will be very pleased to know that there IS a rematch clause in the contract.
  • CHRIS EUBANK JR ended his three-year war of words with Conor Benn with 36 minutes of frantic violence.
  • In a 12-round slugfest that left both men exhausted and swinging for the Spurs rafters, the bitter rivalry was brought to a close by a brutal battle.
  • Benn was shattered by carrying around an extra 20lbs after moving up from welterweight and Eubank was wrecked after melting off a similar amount in the build-up.
  • All the skill, technique, game plans and mind games went out of the window and the pair attacked each other as much as they possibly could, from the opening bell until the final second…
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  • “We knew he was a good fighter. All that talk is fighting talk.
  • “I feel like I can compete at 160lbs.
  • “I want the rematch, I’d love to avenge that loss.
  • “But it’s either the rematch or go and face [WBC and WBA super-lightweight champion] Mario Barrios.”
  • “I stayed on the ropes a bit too long, he worked harder towards the end.
  • “I’m going to have to watch it back.”
  • “14 months out of the ring. Inactivity must have been a factor.
  • “I felt it was a close fight. I’m not going to go ‘Yea, I think I won it and all that.’
  • “It was close, I’ve got to watch it back.”
  • Eubank Jr adds: “Everything surprised me. I didn’t know he had what he had in him.
  • “I underestimated him. I didn’t train for a fight like that.
  • “He’s never shown it, but then again never have I.”
  • “I pushed through. There’s a lot of things that have been going on.
  • “I’m happy to have this man [Eubank Sr] back with me.”
  • “Neither was I [sure he’s be in the corner.]
  • “He needed to be here. It was special.”
  • “I knew I was capable of that, I just needed someone to bring it out of me.
  • “I didn’t expect him to be the guy to do that.
  • “I guess the fact our fathers did it years ago.”
  • Chris Eubank Jr drops to his knees and screams!
  • Wow!
  • Wow!
  • Wow!
  • That is incredible, Conor Benn looks absolutely gutted, he looks close to tears!
  • Both Sr and Jr roar as the result comes through. That is a sensational result.
  • The scorecards are in and all three score it 116-112 to Chris Eubank Jr!
  • I am not brave enough to give my scorecard on that one, no way I can second guess how the judges might score that fight.
  • It ebbed and flowed with both fighters having success and struggling at times.
  • That was absolutely sensational.
  • Here we go – the final round of what has been a brilliant fight!
  • Huge roar goes out from the crowd and the whole stadium looks to be on their feet.
  • Oh wow here we go, this is no longer a boxing match, this is a pub brawl!
  • The pair of them just throw wild shots!
  • Eubank Jr lands a great shot that wobbles Benn but he manages to evade any further damage, brilliant stuff.
  • They continue to stand face to face and unlaod on each other.
  • Ninety seconds of the round to go and dozens of punches are going in from both of them.
  • Then in the middle of an exchange Eubank Jr throws in a massive left hook that has Benn stumbling!
  • He SOMEHOW stays on his feet but Eubank Jr smells blood!
  • Eubank Jr continues to throw but Benn lands another great right to the body before his jaw is spent spinning back the other way from another great Eubank Jr left!
  • There goes the bell – both corners celebrate – but what a fight!
  • Two rounds to go!
  • The two resume the position up close and personal and continue to just unload punches on each other.
  • Eubank Jr lands with a lovely right to the body and then a sharp jab reigns in.
  • Up close he unloads a nice combo with an uppercut landing but not causing much damage, while a couple of others only catch air.
  • Both men continue to work off the other’s shoulder and smash each other.
  • Eubank Jr on top in this round as he shoves Benn into the ropes and refuses to let Benn out – this is great stuff from him, he’s found a bit of energy from somewhere.
  • It’s then Benn’s turn to unload some good shots to the body and a big right from Benn just has Eubank Jr momentarily stunned.
  • It’s right at the end of the round though and he can’t follow it up.
  • The ref confirms that the cut comes from a clash of heads rather than a punch – but the damage is still there.
  • Into the championship rounds and they both again come out throwing bombs.
  • Benn starts the round with another nice right but Eubank Jr then unloads a nice combo with his rival on the ropes.
  • Another lovely left hook lands from Eubank Jr but Benn continues to throw big shots.
  • Eubank Jr is caught and just emerges gingerly from that exchange.
  • He does respond with another nice left hook but Benn the starts working the body and Eubank Jr is gasping in air – these are painful shots!
  • Eubank Jr looking really tired again and Benn seems to have found a second wins.
  • All props to the older man though, he continues to throw shots with venom despite his fuel light clearly starting to flash red.
  • He finishes the round well but that was Benn’s round for me.
  • This is so tight – and so good.
  • Oh wow! Benn lands two huge punches to start the round and Eubank Jr looks in a bit of trouble!
  • Another shot then comes in and Eubank Jr looks in real pain.
  • But he digs deep to push Benn back onto the ropes and fires in half a dozen punches on the inside.
  • The pace increases yet again as both fighters are putting everything on the line in this one!
  • Massive punches coming in from both – the momentum is throwing from one fighter to the other.
  • But you feel this type of war favours only one man, Conor Benn who is the younger and faster fighter.
  • Eubank Jr emerges from a clinch with a big cut of his right eye, not clear if that was a punch or a headbutt.
  • Superb stuff from both though as they continue to throw with supreme violence.
  • Incredible stuff – that cut is likely to play a big part here!
  • Benn comes out like a rocket and just unloads with massive shots and combos.
  • Not everything lands but there was a couple of decent shots in there.
  • Eubank Jr then unloads and is countered, but then the opposite happens as the pair continue to throw and throw.
  • Eubank Jr continues to have decent success with the long uppercut.
  • Both fighters have spent a lot of energy in this one as the second half of the round sees the pace really slow down.
  • They continue to throw and throw – this has very quickly become a WAR now!
  • Twenty seconds left in the round as both men just throw everything they’ve got at each other.
  • They are locked on the ropes and look absolutely gassed as the bell goes.
  • What a brilliant round that was!
  • Scrappy start to the round as the pair are grabbing each other in the clinch and fail to separate when asked.
  • Victor Loughlin looks like he might have taken a punch there as well and he has a stern word with Eubank Jr.
  • Eubank Jr then gets a huge cheer for a peach of a straight left he lands on the chin of Benn and then about 20 seconds later he plants his feet and learns another massive combo.
  • Benn isn’t rocked but they are really good shots that will have impressed the judges.
  • Benn continues to walk forward though but he’s not really landing too much.
  • Another decent shot from Eubank Jr lands and Benn is no longer the bouncy, elusive fighter he was at the start of the contest.
  • He’s still throwing, though, but the better work came from Eubank Jr.
  • Benn starts the round with two big left hooks that have Eubank Jr’s head whipping round.
  • Benn then has Eubank Jr on the ropes and he uses his glove to shove Eubank’s head right back past the ropes – Victor Loughlin not too fussed by that.
  • Eubank Jr tries to land another right but Benn is quicker to the punch and has responded nicely after struggling a bit in the previous two rounds.
  • Another uppercut from Eubank Jr finds its mark but Benn isn’t worried by it and plants his feet to land a really good right.
  • Eubank Jr is having good success with his jab but they aren’t punishing shots just yet – Benn can walk through them but they are scoring very nicely.
  • Tough one to score for me, both fighters had success in that round.
  • But the pace has settled down a lot, which should favour Eubank Jr as we move into the second half of the fight.
  • During the interval of that round Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice are then shown on the big screen.
  • And yet more boos ring round the stadium.
  • Even before the round starts they are screaming at each other!
  • Conor Benn really does NOT like Chris Eubank Jr.
  • Benn is then on the floor and does a backwards roly poly to get back up, that came from a push and a trip – nothing there.
  • The pair then get close and there’s a good exchange with both men landing crunching shots.
  • Eubank Jr gets another good left into the body with the bigger fighter then landing a nice jab and then a good one-two to follow.
  • Much better again from Eubank Jr – in white and red shorts – as he comes more onto the front foot.
  • More jabs as Eubank Jr just plants himself in the middle of the ring and gets Benn working backwards.
  • Eubank Jr looking on top in this one again and smiling his way through the round.
  • Benn definitely slowing down from those explosive early rounds.
  • Both continue to throw and land to the final bell, but Eubank Jr scores another round.
  • I have it 3-2 to Benn.
  • Eubank Jr really needs to stamp his authority on this fight a bit more, it’s not good enough from him.
  • Some of these judges may well have this 3-0 to Benn, that would be very easy to see.
  • Eubank Jr finally wakes up a bit and goes with a 1-2-3 to the body that has Benn taking big steps backwards.
  • The two fighters continue to talk to each other throughout the rounds.
  • Eubank Jr then lands a left and follows it with a lovely right uppercut.
  • Benn not bouncy enough there, he can’t afford to sit still and trade – he must use his speed advantage.
  • The man in black trunks then tries to throw that explosive right but misses, before Benn lands a nice left to the head as Eubank Jr dipped his head.
  • Another shot from Benn draws gasps on the crowd but it doesn’t affect him.
  • Eubank Jr then ends the round by pushing Benn onto the ropes and putting in a quick bit of good work.
  • Eubank Jr’s best round in my books.
  • Benn’s trainer tells him he needs to “relax” a bit more but is impressed with the work he’s doing with his jab.
  • The camera then cuts to Eubank Sr – who’s sat ringside, not in the corner – and his message is that he needs to throw that jab out more.
  • Slower pace to the start of the third round as Eubank Jr lands a decent jab.
  • Benn then lands a massive left and Eubank Jr just looked a bit wobbly!
  • That will give Benn massive confidence!
  • Eubank Jr then holds and he manages to slow down the pace for the rest of the round.
  • At the end of the round the pair both fall to the canvas in the clinch – Eubank Jr clearly trying to use that weight advantage but is pulled over.
  • Benn then ends the round with a nice right to the body.
  • Another fast start from Benn as he throws in two quick rights.
  • Ref Victor Loughlin then brings them in for a chat after they fail to break quickly enough after he says so.
  • Eubank Jr lands two left jabs but then Benn swings a quick right that seems to have Eubank stumbling but it’s just where there feet tangle.
  • Slow start here from Eubank Jr and the jab is not moving that snappily – it’s hard to tell if he’s lost some speed or just trying to feel himself into the fight.
  • It’s the opposite from Benn, who continues to come in aggressively with and look for those massive one-twos.
  • The bell goes and the pair of them share MORE words at the end of the round.

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