Conor Benn Defeats Chris Eubank Jr in Rematch

Conor Benn finally got his long-awaited win over Chris Eubank Jr in their rematch on Saturday, the 15th of November in front of 65,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. And he did it through domination.

The first bout, back in April, was a fire-fight and a leading contender for boxing’s Event of the Year in 2025. But, just seven months later, the second was a completely different fight with Benn looking far stronger at the weight, compared to Eubank, who’s legs appeared to have failed him, having to box at a lighter weight than he should have been.

How Conor Benn Defeated Chris Eubank Jr

Eubank prevailed with his jab in the opening round but Benn’s greater activity and accuracy took hold in the second, before his power punching began to increasingly creep through in the third. Eubank’s counter-punching, though, showed glimpses of who possessed the greater skill-set. But it became increasingly clear that Benn had the strength advantage, scoring damage on Eubank’s face with one of his eyes looking puffy by the fourth.

Eubank still showed he had clever tricks in his arsenal, with a canny shovel hook. However, this did little to ward off the early rise of Benn, who showed Eubank gas tank had depleted in the middle stage of the fight as a mere push put Eubank on the deck. Though it wasn’t a knockdown, it showed to many — particularly Benn’s corner — that their opponent looked fragile on his legs, and that they could, in fact, push for a knockout — something nobody in the historic, generational Eubank-Benn rivalry had ever achieved.

To underline the difference in Eubank’s performance between the two fights, the Compubox statistician and TV presenter Dan Canobbio showed that, after the sixth, the Brighton boxer had thrown half the amount of shots than he had at the same point earlier in the year.

In the eighth, Eubank still had sporadic success, landing one or two good shots, but the levels between the two fighters remained apparent as, in that same sequence, Benn had clattered Eubank with far more frequency thanks to multiple four-punch combos. If Eubank landed one punch, Benn responded with three, four, and sometimes more shots of his own.

In the final rounds, Benn only amped the pressure, scoring two knockdowns toward the end of the 12th, with Eubank having to be saved by the bell to ensure he lost by decision, rather than knockout.

The three scorecards from the judges showed what had never been seen before in the Eubank-Benn rivalry, going back to Chris Sr’s win and draw with Nigel — a victory for a member of the Benn family: 119-107, 116-110, and 118-108 all in favor of Conor, over a clearly weight-drained Eubank.