It may have taken 35 years, but the Benn family finally secured a win over the Eubanks this month.<\/p>\n
At the fourth attempt, it fell to Nigel\u2019s son Conor to do what his father could not in two tries. At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 15, the 29-year-old comfortably outpointed Chris Eubank Jr to avenge the first loss<\/a> of his own career back in April.<\/p>\n Two weeks on, Chris Eubank Sr \u2013\u2013 a central figure in this decades-long rivalry \u2013\u2013 has given his view of the fight on Instagram<\/a>. With a longer video still to come, he offered followers a brief snapshot of his thoughts on his son\u2019s defeat.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way I felt about the fight is that the fight should not have happened.<\/p>\n This was an extremely dangerous fight. The weight clauses that they insisted on\u2026 fighting at 160 \u2013\u2013 well, he\u2019s not a 160 fighter. He\u2019s a heavier fighter. Him having to boil down to this weight is two or three fights in itself. But no one pays attention.\u201d<\/p>\n The weight-clause subplot took on a life of its own during both build-ups. Eubank Jr agreed to fight at 160lbs and then accepted a rehydration clause that restricted him to gaining only 10lbs at the next-day weigh-in.<\/p>\n Junior criticised the agreement, while Benn\u2019s team countered by insisting he signed the contract willingly. On fight night, Benn not only won a clear 12-round decision but dropped Eubank twice in the final round<\/a>, though the stoppage eluded him as the clock ran out.<\/p>\n