“This is the end of the Benn- Eubank saga…”: Conor Benn destroys Chris Eubank Jr. in rematch

Conor Benn dismantled Chris Eubank Jr. in their rematch from April, splitting the bouts 1-1, and earning the respect of his foe, who called him a “drug cheat.” The latter knew from round one of their middleweight show down that he was mistaken about how the night would unfold, and now questions remain about his future… while Benn wishes to return to the welterweight division.

Benn didn’t rush in with the blind fury that powered him through the fist fight, but instead controlled aggression. He raised his jab frequency and shots to the midsection, which softened defenses for clean, vicious right-handed strikes to the head that sent the crowd in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium into a frenzy. 

Eubank was a man way too light for his body after the weight cut and rehydration limit of 170 pounds. It would have been easy to mistake him for a prisoner in a gulag before the weigh-in. He appeared to take every blow twice as hard and had no pop on everything he gave back.  

Perhaps Eubank’s finest moment was in round three, tagging Benn’s low-ducking movement at close range, but his action was unsustainable. He kept eating jabs, including nine in round eight while connecting on zero, and he was pieced with 49% of Benn’s power shots, per Compubox.. 

Eubank desperately needed a knockout in round 12, and instead went down from a two-piece and again from a chopping right hand, never putting the outcome in doubt. The judges scored it unanimously for Benn: 119-107, 116-110 and 118-108. In his post-fight interview, Benn said, “This is the end of the Benn- Eubank saga. Done and finished. It’s over.”

Benn declared the family rivalry over, and said he wants a piece of Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title, or Ryan Garcia, “Rolly” Romero, Devin Haney, and “all of them yanks.”.   

Eubank didn’t commit to a rematch. If this was the last go-around, it leaves the Eubank-Benn rivalry at two victories for the Eubanks (1990 & 2025), one draw (1993), and one win for the Benns (2025).

Before leaving his presser, Eubank said he’d take time off and didn’t want to discuss his future in boxing. As much as he was affected by the weight cut, the first confrontation between him and Benn was a savage brawl that wasted a lot of himself. It will help him to go up to super middleweight (168 pounds), but he is in the last chapter of his career. 

“Conor Benn put on a hell of a fight,” Eubank said. “He had a great performance. He did everything that was asked of him, and I congratulate him for his performance tonight.”