Conor Benn marched slowly from his dressing room to the sound of Ready or Not from the Fugees in the rematch on Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
36-year-old Eubank Jr also came in wearing a white fur coat, his father walking close behind him clutching a bag in his hand as Dr Dre boomed around them.
Yet, once the fight began, Eubank Jr seemed strangely circumspect against the smaller but far more authoritative Benn. He looked listless and devoid of any belief. With a third of the bout completed Benn had done exactly what he and his corner had planned and cruised through the first four rounds.
A rangy left jab by Eubank in round five was a rare success for the older man but Benn soon matched him with the exact same punch. Benn, who had been so crude last time they fought, kept up his clinic as the punches flowed.
Eubank Jr was down in the last minute of the sixth round but it was an obvious slip. He also swung wildly and missed just before the bell as Benn sealed a shut-out of the first half of a strangely one-sided fight.
Confidence surged through Benn as he opened up in the seventh and bullied Eubank Jr against the ropes. A low hum filled the arena as tension drained from the contest. Eubank connected with a jolting jab but Benn’s huge right hand snapped back the head of his increasingly forlorn rival.
In the eighth round, Eubank Jr enjoyed some success with his right hand but Benn was boxing far better than he had ever done before. Benn came close to sealing the knockout in the last minute of the fight when he twice dropped Eubank Jr.
A right hand that smashed into the side of Eubank Jr’s head sent him toppling to the canvas. He rose to his feet but was soon down again as Benn threw punch after punch at his wilting and shrunken frame.
The wait for the scorecards was a formality as Benn was declared the overwhelming winner by margins of 119-107, 116-110 and 118-108.
He was exultant as beating Eubank Jr in crushing style after he lost a wild battle against Eubank seven months ago.
The result leaves the possibility of a third bout open, but after the fight, Benn ruled out a trilogy in 2026. He shouted out that the Benn-Eubank family saga was “over” and stressed that “it’s done”. “It’s been some journey and I feel like this is the end of the Benn-Eubank saga,”
Eubank Jr said: “It’s one-one. I’ve got to go away and deal with some of the things I’ve been dealing with over the last couple of months. Who knows whether we will see something new with me and him. Maybe we won’t. But right now, it’s all about this man. This is his night.”
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