Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn honoured the rivalry of their fathers with a thrilling twelve rounds at Wembley Stadium, London.
The high octane contest was a long time in the making and saw Benn move up two weight classes to face Eubank, who was joined by his father at the very last minute after tense relations in one of the sporting highlights of the year.
At the final bell, Eubank took the unanimous decision victory with all three judges in agreement on the score 116-112. The Brighton man, now 35, had dug deep in the final three rounds, throwing over 300 punches and wobbling the brave Benn.
The contracted rematch clause is no secret, however it was not nailed on as many felt Benn would move down to his more natural weight of 147 pounds and Eubank may push for a huge fight against Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez or even retire.
Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Eubank’s manager Elliott ‘Napper’ Amoakoh – who made headlines during fight night for refusing Billy Joe Saunders entry into his man’s dressing room – said that Eubank absolutely wants the rematch next but terms, including potentially the weight and rehydration, will have to be renegotiated.
“Terms TBC because of a few things that I can’t say, but the terms will need to be negotiated.
“Chris has made it very clear to me that this is the fight he wants. This is the fight he wants. He’s ready to rock and roll, do it again. But I’ve only spoke to him on the phone for a few minutes, so we haven’t spoke about the weight, the rehydration and the rest of it … Conor Benn is the fight he wants next, for sure.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn, who handles Benn, has made it clear that the agreement surrounding weights and rehydration are already contracted to be the same in the rematch.
Eubank missed weight by a tiny fraction at the weigh-in – although his team claimed he would have been right on the number had he been given slightly more time – and came in under the 170 rehydration clause on the morning of the fight. His father, Eubank Sr, believes the middleweight limit to be too low and dangerous for him at this stage in his career.
