It was one of the most anticipated rematches in 2025, but unlike the first fight in April, the second wasn’t as much of a war with Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) nearly pitching a shutout. After scoring two knockdowns in the final round, Benn scored a unanimous decision (119-107, 116-110, and 118-108) victory over Chris Eubank Jr (35-4, 25 KOs), which finally gives the Benn family a victory over the Eubanks.
After the fight, Benn called out all of the big names at welterweight and declared that the Benn vs Eubank family rivalry is over.
In the opening round, both fighters were feinting a ton to try and get a glimpse of what the other would be doing later in the fight. Eubank landed two overhand rights that landed cleanly on the cheek of Benn. Eubank controlled the distance throughout the round, but Benn landed a few punches to the body of Eubank to give his opponent something to think about.
Something switched on for Benn in the second round as he was taking the fight to Eubank. His left jabs were landing, and Eubank was not countering when Benn rushed in with punches. Benn landed a quick three-punch combination, and Eubank was mostly working off the back foot throughout the round.
The third round was a close one as Eubank and Benn both had their moments. In the first half of the round, it was Benn cutting the ring off and landing a few overhand rights. In the second half, it was Eubank using some smart counterpunching, which caught Benn while coming in and punching with him.
In the fourth round, Benn continued to dictate the pace of the fight and was quicker with his counterpunches than Eubank. Eubank’s punches were flat and didn’t seem to have any steam behind them. It was an even fifth round as Eubank picked up the pace and began to sit on his punches more, which rocked Benn a few times. On the other hand, Benn continued to cut the ring off and force Eubank to move more than he may have wanted.
Eubank appeared a little gassed out in the sixth round as he couldn’t keep Benn off of him. Benn continued to pressure Eubank with feints and straight right hands. With one minute remaining in the final round, Benn landed a combination that sent Eubank stumbling back and falling to the canvas for the first knockdown of the fight. After beating the ten-count, Benn jumped on Eubank and landed a cupping right hook, sending Eubank down again for the second time in the fight.
At the beginning of the seventh round, Eubank was slow to get up from the stool, and as soon as the bell rang, Benn jumped on Eubank. Benn dictated the pace throughout the round and then, towards the end of it, landed an overhand right that rocked Eubank and sent the crowd into a frenzy. Benn continued to control things throughout the eighth round and into the ninth, although Eubank tried to set up some punches, Benn landed the cleaner punches.
During the championship rounds, Eubank tried his best to land something significant, but he couldn’t pull the trigger. The younger, faster Benn was just too much in the last three rounds of the fight. With one minute remaining in the final round, Benn landed a straight right hand that sent Eubank stumbling back and falling to the canvas for the first knockdown of the fight. After beating the ten-count, Benn jumped on Eubank and landed a cupping right hook, sending Eubank down again for the second time in the fight. Eubank beat the count and made it to the final bell. Benn earns a much deserved decision victory.
Undercard Results
Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KOs) stops Ekow Essuman (22-2, 8 KOs) in the 11th round of their intense back-and-forth fight. There was a frightening moment for Essuman when he fell out of the ring and didn’t get up right away after the stoppage. He eventually got up and managed to make his way out of the ring on his own.
Adam Azim (14-0, 11 KOs) stops Kurt Scoby (18-2, 16 KOs) in the 12th round after a vicious knockdown. Scoby got up, but referee Howard Foster decided he had seen enough.
Richard Riakporhe (19-1, 15 KOs) scores a second-round knockout over Tommy Welch (16-1, 9 KOs).
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