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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Steve Bunce

Conor Benn made Chris Eubank Jr look like an old man and the next move should be clear

The last fight of boxing’s greatest family rivalry finished for good late on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 35-year boxing war between the Eubank and Benn clans was completed against an odd backdrop of boos and vicious punching.

Chris Eubank Jr twice had to climb up from the blood-stained canvas in the 12th and last round against Conor Benn to salvage pride for his family name, and hear the final bell. A round earlier, some in the crowd of 60,000 had booed the fight, unhappy at the level of skill and lack of slugging.

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