Conor Benn delivered the last word on a three-decade-plus generational rivalry as he sealed revenge against Chris Eubank Jr. in their rematch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The star avenged a first career loss in April’s original grudge match as he knocked down his rival in the final round en route to a 119-107, 118-108, 116-110 unanimous decision victory.
It marks a first win for the Benn family in four attempts against their biggest foes, as ‘The Destroyer’ managed what father Nigel could not do against Eubank Jr.‘s father Chris Sr.
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Conor Benn poses for a photo victory following against Chris Eubank Jr.Source: Getty Images
After looking every bit of the fresher, stronger and better fighter, Benn dismissed any notions for a trilogy fight.
“I feel like this is the end of the Eubank-Benn saga,” Benn said live on DAZN inside the ring. “It’s over. This ends here.”
Benn, now 24-1 (14 KOs), exacted cold revenge on his nemesis, dominating every round — including making Eubank Jr taste the canvas twice in the 12th and final round.
“Well, everyone’s saying I can’t box,” Benn said. “Put that in your pipe and smoke it, how about that?”
Though Benn was thoroughly dominant in humbling Eubank Jr, the latter didn’t shut the door on the possibility of a third fight between them.
“It’s 1-1, I’ve got to go away and deal with some of the things I’ve been dealing with over the past couple of months,” Eubank Jr said. “Who knows?
“Maybe we’ll see something new with me and him, maybe we won’t. But for right now, it’s all about him. It’s his night.”
Benn’s revenge came after Eubank Jr. won a hard-fought, closely-contested initial bout back in April at the same venue.
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn exchange punches.Source: Getty Images
More than six months after they first shared the ring in an enthralling encounter, there were plenty who wondered if the pair’s second dance could match a modern British classic.
But if this follow-up did not live up to the livewire back-and-forth duel of the original, it nevertheless proved a worthy successor as it helped draw a definitive line under their story.
For Benn, who plans a return to his natural welterweight after vaulting two divisions for this challenge, it marks the sweetest triumph of his career as he goes in pursuit of titles.
Conversely, at thirty-six, it leaves Eubank Jr. with serious questions over his future, with the star visibly exhausted in the closing stages and surely to face questions on retirement.
Conor Benn punches Chris Eubank Jr during their middleweight fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Source: Getty Images
After the operatic pre-bout spectacle served up by their ringwalks last time out, it was unlikely any effort could rival the emotive tenor of a now-famed Eubank family reconciliation.
Nevertheless, each fighter and their fathers arrived in fittingly adrenalized fashion, with Benn flanked by marching band drummers and Eubank Jr. accompanied by rapper 50 Cent.
Such energy further amped up a Greek chorus of a crowd that relished in giddy dissent upon Michael Buffer’s announcements, their stars duly recast again as pantomime villains.
Having vowed to bring a more disciplined approach the second time around in search of vengeance, Benn – slightly heavier at Friday’s weigh-in – sought to goad his foe early on.
Conor Benn poses for a photo victory following victory against Chris Eubank Jr.Source: Getty Images
Eubank Jr. responded after a taut first round with a clinched shove that sent the younger man for a tumble in the second, with stern words for both men from referee Kevin Parker.
That set the template for a scrappy third and fourth, where Benn sought to work the head and body diligently, but too often walked into the counter-traps laid in his path.
With the superior reach, Eubank Jr. sought to establish a more successful range in the fifth but took his own slip to the canvas in the sixth, ruled too as accidental inside the ring.
Referee Kevin Parker reacts as Chris Eubank Jr is knocked down by Conor Benn.Source: Getty Images
That seemed to further inflame Benn, who turned his fury into cold aggression with crunching jabs in the seventh round, before he dislodged his rival’s mouthpiece in the eighth.
Perhaps aware of the bout slipping away from him, Eubank Jr. sought to up the work rate in the ninth, but seemed to struggle in a straightforward pursuit throughout the tenth.
FIGHTER KNOCKED OUT OF RING IN CO-MAIN
Fresh off his stoppage win over Ekow Essuman on Saturday night, in which the vanquished fighter was knocked out of the ring, Jack Catterall did not waste any time counting down his options.
“I want all of them,” Catterall told DAZN in the ring during his post-fight interview at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, before rattling the names off of all the welterweight world champions.
“[Mario] Barrios, [Lewis] Crocker, [Brian] Norman, [Rolando] Romero, I want them all,” he tacked on.
That is when his Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn added to the excitement, honing in on his charge facing the winner of the November 22 fight, live on DAZN, between Devin Haney and WBO welterweight titleholder Norman.
“Locking up that position as a mandatory but so many options,” Hearn said with Catterall by his side. “This man deserves another crack at the world championship.”
Ekow Essuman is knocked down through the ropes by Jack Catterall.Source: Getty Images
Catterall (32-2, 14 KOs) ended his 2025 on a solid note after losing to Arnold Barboza Jr. via split-decision in February and then defeating Harlem Eubank by a technical unanimous decision in July.
Celebrating briefly in the ring Saturday night, the 32-year-old Catterall promised to get back to work early next week in preparation toward a prosperous New Year.
“I’m straight back in the gym Monday,” Catterall said, “and coming for the world title in 2026.”