Chris Eubank Jr survived a brutal grudge bout against Conor Benn to seal a unanimous points decision against his bitter rival on Saturday.
Eubank Jr won the eagerly-anticipated all-British catchweight fight after the three judges scored it 116-112 in his favour.
The 35-year-old traded blows with his nemesis throughout a gruelling 12-round showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that ranked as the latest chapter in the Eubank-Benn family feud.
There was no love lost between Chris Eubank Sr and Benn’s father Nigel when they famously went head to head in two bouts in the 1990s.
Eubank Jr and Benn produced a gritty contest that sparked memories of the clashes between their fathers, with both dads watching at ringside in north London.
“I knew I could do that, I just needed someone to bring that out of me and I didn’t think that he would be the guy to do that,” Eubank Jr said.
“The fact our fathers did it years ago brings out a different spirit into you and that’s what we showed here tonight.”
Eubank Sr had branded his son a “disgrace” after Junior slapped Benn with an egg. Benn had blamed two failed drug tests — which saw the first fight between the pair in 2022 cancelled — on the overconsumption of eggs.
There was speculation Eubank Sr would not attend the fight, but he arrived in a black London taxi in typically flamboyant fashion.
“I’m happy to have this man back with me. We upheld the family name, onwards and upwards,” Eubank Jr said.
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