Queensberry boss Frank Warren was ringside for Chris Eubank Jr’s all-action war with Conor Benn this past weekend.
After two and a half years of build-up, the 12-round battle more than lived up to the hype. Both men went at it hard from the first round, with plenty of heavy shots landed throughout. Initially, it was Benn who seemed to be on top, then Eubank imposed himself in the mid to late rounds as his size began to show.
Eubank was the man who got his hand raised after all three judges scored it the same, 116-112 in favour of the naturally bigger man.
Speaking to BoxNation, Warren who was ringside at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, admitted it was a close fight but that, for him, Jr was a deserving winner.
“I was there, I thought it was a very exciting fight, very exciting night. I felt that Conor was at one stage in front a couple of rounds, I think it evened up at the 10th round and after the 10th round, size matters. Having said that, he was absolutely weight drained, Chris Eubank Jr, he was weight drained, but Conor started very early, moving, slipping, sliding and doing very well and I think he hurt him a couple of times. He just wasn’t big enough.
I thought Chris Eubank won it at the end, I thought Benn was ahead at one stage but I think the last two rounds gave it to Eubank.”
