Conor Benn may have lost to Chris Eubank Jr. on Saturday, but he impressed many with his performance at the higher weight class.
Conor Benn is now 23-1 after a unanimous decision loss to Chris Eubank Jr. The scorecards were all in agreement at 116-112, meaning Eubank Jr. won eight rounds to Benn’s four.
Benn, who could face a different Eubank next, was visually gutted with the loss and looked emotional in the ring following the fight.
Footage has since emerged of Benn being comforted by a former cruiserweight world champion.
Tony Bellew comforts Conor Benn after his loss
Former cruiserweight world champion, Tony Bellew shared some heartwarming words with Benn, who reportedly broke Eubank Jr.’s jaw, after his loss.
Bellew can be heard telling Benn: “You should be proud of yourself, you done f—— unreal […] Best fight I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Bellew’s words seem to bring some comfort to the devastated Benn, who smiles upon hearing from the champion that his and Eubank Jr.’s fight will go down as a classic that’ll be remembered for years to come.
Conor Benn reveals what he said to Chris Eubank Sr.
Benn spoke to Eubank Sr. in the ring and said of their interaction in the post-fight press conference: “I looked at Chris Sr. and I said to him, grabbed him by the neck and said ‘Mate, I’m so happy you’re here. I’m so happy you turned up.’ You know, because outside of everything else, outside of all the noise and the promotion and the fight, your relationship with your dad never goes. That’s always there, that’s longstanding, that’s real.”
He concluded: “Without boxing, y’know what’s boxing? What is it? Because I’d pick the relationship with my dad over boxing any day of the week. So to see them two, if this has brought them together, that’s worth its weight in gold.”