Eubank Jr. beats Benn by unanimous decision in latest chapter of family rivalry

By Canadian Press on April 26, 2025.

LONDON (AP) — In a new chapter of a British boxing family feud, Chris Eubank Jr. earned a unanimous decision over Conor Benn in a middleweight bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Eubank (35-3) handed Benn (24-1) his first professional loss in a brawl under the lights more than 30 years after their fathers shared the ring in two memorable slugfests.

All three judges scored the non-title fight 116-112.

In November 1990, Chris Eubank beat Nigel Benn by a ninth-round stoppage in Birmingham to take the WBO middleweight title. The rematch was three years later in front of 45,000 fans at Old Trafford. It ended in a split-decision draw.

Both dads were on hand Saturday. The surprise, though, was Chris Eubank accompanying his son to the ring. The 58-year-old Eubank called his son’s antics at an earlier press conference “a disgrace,” and Eubank Jr. this week said they were not on speaking terms.

The sons’ bout was originally set for 2022 but was scrapped after Benn’s voluntary urine test showed trace amounts of the fertility drug Clomiphene, a banned substance that boosts testosterone levels while burning fat.

Benn argued successfully that his consumption of eggs elevated his testosterone levels.

At their first media face-to-face. Eubank pulled out an egg and smacked it on Benn’s face. It was costly. The British Boxing Board of Control fined him 100,000 pounds ($130,000).

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