LONDON: Chris Eubank Jr was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after beating fellow Briton Conor Benn on a unanimous points decision in their thrilling middleweight grudge match on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three judges scored the non-title fight 116-112 after a pulsating 12-round slugfest with both fighters setting a ferocious pace and going toe-to-toe in front of 65,000 at London\u2019s Tottenham Hotspur stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eubank\u2019s promoters, Boxxer, said just before midnight that the winner had been taken to hospital by ambulance \u201con recommendation of the onsite doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no love lost in the pre-fight hype to a clash between the sons of 1990s archrivals Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn but the night lived up to expectations and brought fresh respect and embraces on both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI knew I was capable of that, I just needed someone to bring me out,\u201d said Eubank Jr. \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie, I didn\u2019t expect he\u2019d be the man to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the fact our fathers did what they did all those years ago, it brings out a different soul and spirit into you and that\u2019s what we both showed here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father and son had become estranged, with Eubank Sr labelling the \u201cFatal Fury\u201d fight a circus and his son\u2019s behaviour a \u201cdisgrace,\u201d but they were together again in the ring before and after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy to have this man back with me,\u201d Eubank Jr said, referring to his father. \u201cWe upheld the family name like we said we were going to do. Onwards and upwards,\u201d added the 35-year-old after an impressive display of determination and willpower in an explosive final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe needed to be here. All of this is because of what he did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scoreline flattered Eubank, even if there were no real quibbles about the winner, with a draw looking more likely. A rematch now looks inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benn, 28, said he may have paid the price for more than a year out of the ring and was clearly disappointed after giving his all against an older and heavier opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe I stayed on the ropes a bit too long. Chris is a good fighter. All the fighting talk is fighting talk. I\u2019d love the rematch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eubank suffered a cut over his right eye in the ninth round, with the referee clarifying that it had been caused by a clash of heads as the pair locked arms. Both had crashed to the canvas in round three as they wrestled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fight, put on with Saudi backing and presented by the Saudi-owned Ring Magazine, was a long time in the making \u2013 called off in 2022 when Benn tested positive for traces of fertility drug clomifene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World Boxing Council cleared Benn of intentional doping in 2023, saying a \u201chighly elevated consumption of eggs\u201d was a reasonable explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eubank Jr was fined $500,000 on Friday for hitting the scales half an ounce over the limit at the weigh-in, after a 100,000 pound ($133,210) fine in February for slapping Benn with an egg at a press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benn now has a record of 24 fights with one defeat while Eubank, the IBO middleweight champion, has won 35 of his 38 professional bouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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