JAKARTA The defeat of Nigel Benn to Chris Eubank 35 years ago failed to be paid in full by the Son, Conor Benn. In the duel at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium, London, England Saturday night (26/4) or Sunday morning (27/4) WIB, Benn lost 12 rounds to Chris Eubank Jr. The last name was none other than the son of Eubank.
The fight between Benn and Eubank seniors was held at the Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England on November 18, 1990. At that time they were fighting for the WBO version of the middleweight world title (72 kg). Benn finally had to give up TKO in the 9th round from the 12 scheduled.
Their match was then held again. This time the Old Trafford Stadium, which is the home of Manchester United, was chosen as the arena, on October 9, 1993. However, Benn failed to avenge his defeat, and only resulted in a draw in the WBC and WBO versions of the super middleweight title (75 kg) contest.
After more than three decades passed, the second generation of Benn and Eubank families who are British boxing legends fought. Conor Benn is determined to avenge his father's defeat. He believes that at the age of 28, Benn is younger than 35-year-old Eubank Jr.
But in the ring the results said otherwise. The fight between the two boxers was very exciting. They hit each other back 12 rounds, and several times staggered because of the opponent's blow that fell on target. But none of them knocked down.
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At the end of the match that was not contesting the title but was very prestigious, the judge ruled that Eubank Jr won with absolutely 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112. Trah Eubank won again, although Eubank Jr had to step in the ring with wounds on the temples and cracked jaw.
Conor was too forced to face Chris, because he had to move up two classes. He was crushed by his own team. They are the ones who have to take responsibility, "said Chris Eubank, commenting on his son's victory.
Conor Benn in his social media account wrote: "Congratulations to Chris, but this competition is not over yet."
Currently Conor Benn has a record fighting 23-1-0 (14 KOs), while Chris Eubank Jr is increasing his victory with a record 35-3-0 (25 KOs). If nothing goes wrong, their rematch is scheduled for the end of this year.
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