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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donald McRae

Eubank Jr and Benn face inevitable rematch but Hearn urges caution

Chris Eubank Jr celebrates after his win against Conor Benn
Chris Eubank Jr raises his hands in victory after his points win against Conor Benn. Photograph: Mark Thomas/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

“I want my revenge, man,” Conor Benn said quietly in the early hours of Sunday morning as his bruised face reflected his emotional pain after he lost against Chris Eubank Jr in a wild brawl at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. “I want my revenge.”

Those typical boxing words echoed the misguided clamour for a rematch with Eubank Jr. Eddie Hearn admitted that he would prefer Benn to move back down two divisions to welterweight but the promoter grinned helplessly: “The public, His Excellency, everybody’s going to want the rematch.”

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