{"id":266607,"date":"2025-11-16T20:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T20:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/266607\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T20:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T20:13:12","slug":"conor-benn-aims-brutal-dig-at-his-own-father-after-winning-chris-eubank-jr-boxing-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/266607\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn aims brutal dig at his own father after winning Chris Eubank Jr boxing rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conor Benn couldn\u2019t resist taking a playful swipe at his father Nigel just minutes after sealing a landmark victory over Chris Eubank Jr – the first time a Benn has beaten a Eubank in the 35-year history of British boxing\u2019s most famous family feud.<\/p>\n

Benn, 29, produced a dominant performance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, outboxing Eubank Jr across all 12 rounds and dropping him twice in a dramatic final session before earning a unanimous points win.<\/p>\n

It was a moment loaded with history: something his father Nigel never managed in two iconic clashes with Chris Eubank Sr during the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Eubank Sr won their first fight in 1990, while the 1993 rematch ended in a draw – leaving Nigel without the bragging rights he had always coveted. <\/p>\n

Conor, however, wasted no time reminding his dad that he had succeeded where the legendary \u201cDark Destroyer\u201d could not.<\/p>\n

Asked in the ring what was running through his mind after the final bell, he grinned, looked toward Nigel and delivered a cheeky line designed to stir the pot: \u201cI\u2019ve got one on you, Nige.\u201d<\/p>\n

The elder Benn burst into laughter, delighted by the joke, and father and son shared an emotional high-ten in front of the roaring crowd.<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

Conor Benn had his father in stitches with his joke after his win over Chris Eubank Jr<\/p>\n

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Fans were equally amused, with social media lighting up in response.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like Dad\u2019s got some catching up to do haha,\u201d one wrote. \u201cHistoric for the Benn family,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n

A third described it as \u201cone hell of a legacy moment, kid,\u201d while others praised the pair\u2019s bond, calling the exchange \u201cbrilliant\u201d and \u201cheart-warming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite the emotional significance of the victory, Benn insisted the rivalry between the two families is now officially over.<\/p>\n

Speaking to DAZN, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s been some journey and I feel like this is the end of the Benn-Eubank saga. It\u2019s done and finished. It\u2019s over. This ends here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benn used the moment to silence critics who doubted his boxing ability, adding: \u201cEveryone was saying I can\u2019t box – put that in your pipe and smoke it. This wouldn\u2019t have been what it was without Chris and without our dads. This is generational. This is history. Credit to Chris\u2026 Not bad for two silver spoon kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although talk of a trilogy fight was expected to surface immediately, Benn\u2019s declaration appears to have put an end to any immediate hopes of a third instalment.<\/p>\n

Eubank Jr, meanwhile, hinted he needs time to reset before thinking about what comes next.<\/p>\n

\"ChrisChris Eubank Jr was poor on Saturday night as Conor Benn won their rematch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | PA<\/p>\n

The pair have since been handed automatic medical suspensions – a standard procedure in boxing that prevents fighters from returning too quickly after a demanding or damaging contest.<\/p>\n

Both will require clearance from doctors before they can resume their careers.<\/p>\n

In the fallout from the bout, former world champion Tony Bellew criticised Eubank Jr\u2019s performance and questioned his failure to follow the guidance of trainer Brian \u201cBoMac\u201d McIntyre.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t listen to his advice,\u201d Bellew said. \u201cHe was telling him to put the jab on him \u2014 use the jab, create the distance. And he wasn\u2019t listening. And he\u2019s paid the price. I will give him credit, he\u2019s a brave boy. The two of them are absolute warriors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conor Benn couldn\u2019t resist taking a playful swipe at his father Nigel just minutes after sealing a landmark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,217,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-266607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}