The Trilogy Tour by Gold Star Promotions has returned after last years sell out shows and the legends will come face to face again. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn are bringing their Trilogy Tour of anecdotes and memories to Coventry in October (Image: Gold Star Promotions) The fight is considered one of the best bouts in. Benn told Sportsmail a few years back that the bidding was around 5million each for a third fight, possibly in Dubai, with Benn then 47 and Eubank 45. Judge Harry Gibbs scored it 115-113 to Eubank, Carol Castellano awarded it 114-113 to Benn and Chuck Hassett had it 114-114 even, meaning a split decision draw. If you're looking for a upcoming event, try the links below: Click here to view all reviews or add your own . Eubank Jr vs Benn: Who won when Chris Eubank Sr. faced Nigel Benn. We are gentlemen now, grown-ups. This isn't luck that we ended up together in our lives. A rematch followed in 1993 which saw a draw between the two fighters, with Eubank retaining his WBO super-middleweight title that he won against Michael Watson. It would be Eubank's fifteenth defence of his world title. Eubank was unequivocal, saying: 'We are statesmen now. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank take to the stage for the first time to talk about their boxing careers and their two professional boxing matches which took place in 1990 and 1993, Benn won his first 22 consecutive bouts by knockout, Eubank was the cocky, flamboyant upstart who began calling out Benn after his tenth bout. 'Think about the building blocks of each individual, what they've had to go through,' Eubank says. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Conor Nigel Benn's Tweets. at the best online prices at eBay! Before the contender, Chris Eubank could even make it into the ring, Benn's team had his theme songTina Turner's "Simply the Best"ended early into his entrance. Boxing and its legends are too often selling themselves now in that sordid way, and doubtless there would be a huge market to see these old boys at it a third time. The pair of iconic British middleweight fighters have. He wants to talk about Benn's fight in 1995 against Gerald McClellan, a wrecking ball of a fighter who was expected to destroy Benn. 'I watched that fight today and I cried for an hour. 'It was against the odds, this Irish fighter against the English guy people loved to hate. In the fourth round, Eubank took a ferocious right uppercut to the chin when breaking from a clinch. 'What kind of interview is this?' Conor is different. It was a more tactical affair the second time around, still with sporadic bursts of gripping action. He is, as it happens. Benn gradually rebuilt from that bruising reverse with six consecutive wins but, as was the case after the Watson loss, salvation came on the road when he travelled to Italy and WBC super-middleweight champion Mauro Galvano retired due to a gashed eyebrow after three rounds. During their UK wide speaking tour, the duo will reveal more than thirty years of bitterness and acrimony. 22:30 GMT 29 Oct 2021 He also beat Dmitrii Chudinov, Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan and Tom Doran there in a 16-month period between February 2015 and June 2016. he asks Sportsmail. Eubank Jr vs. Benn: Who won when Chris Eubank Sr. faced Nigel Benn? In the immediate aftermath of his loss to Saunders, he stopped Chudinov in the final round to be crowned WBA interim champion and defended that status with a two-round blowout against Tony Jeter. After making weight at the official weigh-in on Friday, October 7, Eubank Jr. must get on the scales again on the morning of the fight and be within a stipulated weight. With that, a pattern is set. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Coordinated by Gold Star Promotions, the tour will wrap up in Hartlepool on November 13. DAZN takes a look back at the start of the rivalry between the Benn and Eubank dynasties as Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. prepare to continue in their fathers' footsteps.Watch #EubankJrBenn | Live on DAZN.com worldwide | DAZN PPV in UK, Ireland, Aus \u0026 NZWatch all the build-up as born rivals take to the stage: https://bit.ly/EubankJrBennDAZNSubscribe to our YouTube channel http://bit.ly/DAZNBoxingYouTubeDownload the DAZN app now http://bit.ly/DAZNYoutubeFollow DAZN Boxing On Social Media Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DAZNBoxingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/DAZNBoxingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DAZNThe DAZN Boxing Show https://bit.ly/3EQ70HNDAZN Rewind https://bit.ly/32iAaRT#eubankjrbenn #DAZN #DAZNBoxing #Boxing You know his brother was killed by racists when Nigel was eight years old. Benn took to . 'Time gives us the ability to look at what one has to go through. A statement earlier on Wednesday from promoters Matchroom and Wasserman Boxing said Benn had not been charged or suspended and that he and Eubank are still keen to fight. Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn: Date, venue, titles, tickets and pro records ahead of 2022 British boxing grudge match. 'I was watching Conor sparring earlier and I said, "You look like Eubank!" That doesn't happen without Chris. With both men champions in the same weight division, a unification fight and three-year anticipated rematch was arranged by Don King for 9 October 1993. In November 1990, Benn suffered his second defeat at the hands of enigmatic showman Chris Eubank and one of the most turbulent rivalries in British sporting history was born. 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Very few fighters have that ability to take someone out in one like you could. Benn was a blistering. Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for Chris Eubank. Eubank hid this evidence from his corner, afraid of a doctor stoppage. The 26 . A warrior. Paralysed ex-Spanish footballer Novo dies at 32 after being 'hit by a train', Brentford star Ivan Toney pleads guilty to multiple betting breaches, I'm a former darts world champion now I earn 9-an-hour stacking Co-op shelves, Olympic champ, 46, 'in critical condition as he has foot and fingers amputated', News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. We have wisdom now. That is how I look at Nigel.'. Now with both men holding world title belts at super middleweight, a second fight between Benn and Eubank Snr was inevitable, and a date was set for October 9, 1993. Despite being over 30 years on from their rivalry, both remain in tip top shape - even in their 50s. We use cookies to make sure we give you the best experience possible. Nigel and I understand that there is maybe only a handful of people like this on the planet. 'You know I would never look him in the eye before a fight - if I did, he would hit me,' says Eubank. Benn is running late but Eubank is here. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Chris Eubank shuts down Piers Morgan in gripping Life Stories interview, relive their iconic two-fight rivalry from the 90s, GET A FREE 10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED, a run for his money on a punchbag machine, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). . Accompanied in the ring at Birminghams NEC by Richard Steele in November 1990, the man who oversaw the chaotic mayhem and brutality of Hearns' 1985 bout with Marvin Hagler, the two produced a bout at times worthy of comparison in terms of intensity and violence. That was my vision. Show] 478. Eubank took a lucrative television deal with Sky Sports, meaning ITV and Benn did not figure in his plans. We used to throw bullseyes at the board, and now maybe it would be a 25 at best. The American hit Benn out of the ring in the first but was counted out on one knee in the 10th, afflicted by brain injuries that have had awful consequences. British boxing legends Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn will bring their second tour of knockout stories and anecdotes to Coventry. Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn endured a fierce boxing rivalry during the 1990s Eubank defeated Benn in 1990 before their rematch was deemed a draw in 1993 There was no love lost between. 'I know my fitness is still the same. This boxing glove was personally signed by Chris Eubank on March 31, 2020 and Nigel Benn on June 13, 2022. CONOR BENN has sensationally slammed the WBC's egg-based explanation for his doping saga and turned the finger at the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association for allegedly bungling his tests. Eubank gets to his feet. By
Benn forced Eubank to take a count in the eighth round, the challenger protested that hed slipped, but his left eye was swollen shut. On the ITV documentary Best Ever Big Fight Live, former world champion Duke McKenzie said of the BennEubank rivalry: "It may never be rivaled". of himself and his father Nigel Benn . ', 'I am not going there,' says the other man, the one who used to hit Eubank harder than anyone else. [1] Eddie Hearn stated that the fight has been built on the legacy of the two brutal bouts between Eubank Sr and Benn Sr in the 1990s. Catchweights do not necessarily preclude world titles from being on the line. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Nigel Benn also made the move up to 168lbs and became the WBC champion after beating Italy's Mauro Galvano. Such displays have earned Benn a top-10 ranking with all four of the major sanctioning bodies. A second-round stoppage of Van Heerden last time out was Benn's 14th KO win. Eubank Snr, a regular visitor to Coventry and Warwickshire this year, said: "As we prepare for the greatest legacy fight ever, I am especially excited about this tour. But these are strange times and this is the fourth date of 17 as Eubank, now 55, and Benn, 57, tour Britain, talking and reminiscing and confounding any sense, reasonably held, that these were two men destined to loathe each other for all of time. Logistics of the tour or some such. asks Eubank. Truly. Eubank doesn't wish to accept it just yet. He won the lightly-regarded IBO super-middleweight belt with a 10th-round TKO win over Renold Quinlan in April 2017, having won and defended the British middleweight title against Nick Blackwell and Doran respectively the previous year. Show more Show more Chat Replay is disabled for this Premiere. If, not when, the third fight takes place, it is tough to know quite what to expect. All of the shows cancelled will be rescheduled to a later date this year. But it is that combination of names Benn vs. Eubank that gives the fight its allure. Arguably the finest win on his record came in 1995, although Benns fearless and ferocious triumph over the formidable American puncher Gerald McClellan came with similarly horrific consequences to Eubanks rally against Watson. At some stage in all of that a plate of lemon slices has appeared and a surreal evening is about to take another unusual turn. Benn, the former Royal Fusilier turned Dark Destroyer a no-nonsense knockout artist who became a fans favourite. Boxing analyst and former world champion Tony Bellew writes for BBC Sport about Chris Eubank Jr's fight against Conor Benn on Saturday, 8 October at the O2 Arena in London. 3 min read. He returned home in triumph in November 1990 to face the undefeated and outspoken Eubank, by then 24-0 but without a comparable victory on his record. We could have seen these guys fighting again. Earlier, they were slightly differing in their view of whether they would get in the ring together again. It's time to win while you wait. In his 13th fight, when he put the Peynaud scare to bed, Benn won the vacant WBA Continental welterweight title. Eubank takes his phone out and scrolls to a picture. 20th October 2021. It collapsed after three years of talks because 'Chris is impossible', Benn told me in 2015. Eubank is holding court, loving the limelight now as then, and Benn chips in with a few one-liners, always good for the big, single shot. It has taken a while to reach this point, both in the bringing of old enemies to a table in a leisure centre and in the journey of this conversation. 'What must it have been to mould these two individuals, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank? The 33-year-old campaigned as high as 168lb at. Benn, whose dad Nigel was the middleweight and super-middleweight champion when he fought Eubank's father Chris Sr in the 1990s, will jump two weight divisions for the super-fight. Over 42,000 crammed Old Trafford for this bout, which was watched by half a billion people worldwide. Benn managed to stagger back to centre ring but when he absorbed Eubanks follow-up assault, Steele decided he had seen enough and jumped in to spare the battered champion. 'Nope.'. We still might. Updated 10:32, 10 AUG 2022. Benn, who had also moved up to super middleweight, won the WBC super middleweight title in Italy, beating Mauro Galvano. As Eubank made his ring walk to the sound of Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best' (his ring moniker), the record suddenly stopped. "These shows will be rescheduled to a later date in 2021.. It shows a tear running down his left cheek. ', Before this audience, they bounce off one another for an hour. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank will be looking to settle the score when they revisit their infamous '90s feud in a special live event at Coventry Building Society Arena on Saturday, November 6 as part of a nationwide tour. Eubank was trapped in the corner when an overhand right caught him on top of the head, knocking him down. I know what your dynamite feels like.'. After discussions with various parties, we have taken the decision to formally postpone the bout between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn. On Wednesday, the WBC ruled a "highly elevated consumption of eggs" was considered a "reasonable explanation" for Benn's adverse finding which saw his catchweight bout with Chris Eubank Jr, scheduled for October 2022, cancelled. He was built like a statue, still is, and goodness could he fight, but no boxer spoke quite like Eubank. T&Cs apply. . This is closer to the bigger Eubank Jr's natural weight but a rehydration clause will offset any perceived advantage in that regard. Undisputed @PlayUndisputed . 'I actually quite like talking to him. Benn, whose dad Nigel was the middleweight and super-middleweight. Chris Eubank Jr. will go to his lowest weight to date as a pro when he meets Conor Benn but he will do so in front of a sold-out crowd. A more wary Benn now sought to catch Eubank with flashing overhand shots followed by short hooks. I wouldn't have beaten him in that first fight had I not respected him, and you're talking now to a man who sees himself as a doctor in this craft. And it is also why the 200 or so who have come here, to the Wodson Park Leisure Centre in Hertfordshire, will soon raise theirs, when these guys leave this interview and head downstairs. 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Benn hated Eubank back then and said as much; Eubank maintains his only feeling towards Benn was 'indifference', and was always pointed in saying the less eloquent half of British boxing's greatest rivalry was too crude as a fighter to be on his level. Conor Benn failed two drug tests in the countdown to his fight with Chris Eubank Jnr at the O2 Arena in London. I am so grateful he was there. So why do it? He always was different, Chris Eubank. Nigel is knocked out of the ring but he gets back in and runs towards the fire. The Hate Game, a book documenting this boxing rivalry, written by Ben Dirs, was published in 2013. Tickets for An Evening with Benn and Eubank can be . Eubank: 'I am here to make people understand how society is built, what they did to him.'. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank take to the stage for the first time to talk about their boxing careers and their two professional boxing matches, which took place in 1990 and 1993. Eubank ran out sideways before turning and striking Benn with a right cross, clearly hoping for a surprise knockout.
The blow caused him to bite his tongue, leaving a severe gash which led to copious amounts of blood being swallowed. At one stage, Eubank addresses Conor Benn in the crowd and says: 'Pick your father's brains. A price is yet to be announced, but DAZN PPV's UK debut, the trilogy fight between Canelo and Golovkin, will cost 9.99. Tickets start at 34 . Following government guidelines he will regrettably be unable to appear at the following shows in Runcorn, Coventry, Exeter and Swindon. Let the battles begin, Benn added: Im looking forward to working with Chris again but this tour will be different because of our sons fight. Featured. The Trilogy Tourstarts on October 1in Southend followed by a pre-Benn/Eubank jnr fight event at the 02 Indigoon October 8and then to the Coventry Building Society Arena, Doncaster, Llandudno, Wolves, Maidstone, Southampton, Plymouth, Poole, Isle of Man, Stoke Sunderland, Warrington and Hartlepool (please see below for full list). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Voice Newspaper is committed to celebrating black excellence, campaigning for positive change and informing the black community on important issues. Free delivery for many products! If you want to ask me how I feel about Nigel Benn I will tell you. The fight itself did not quite reach the heights of brutality of the first, as neither man was as badly hurt. The fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr, due to take place in London on Saturday, has been postponed. He punches hard as well. Benn's eye was swollen shut by the fifth round, and in the sixth Eubank began throwing shots at Benn who was covering up on the ropes. By their estimation, it had been close to a decade since they previously met, long before these speaking gigs. Which is why he is now rubbing his armpits with a lemon. His legs stiffened and Eubank laid on punishment in the corner. says Eubank, and he throws in one of his theatrical pauses. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. By Jon Peake 29th Oct 2021, 3:52pm - 1 min read Benn, in fact, gave his son Conor - an exciting young boxer - a run for his money on a punchbag machine. Eubank, who was undefeated at the time, beat Benn in an epic contest in 1990 to win the WBO middleweight title thanks to a round nine technical knockout. What is it in you that allows you to do that because most men cannot? Eubank Jr defended that belt against Arthur Abraham and Avni Yildirim and regained it when it was put up as a vacant prize for his meeting with DeGale. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank take to the stage for the first time to talk about their boxing careers and their two professional boxing matches which took place in 1990 and 1993, Benn won his first 22 consecutive bouts by knockout, Eubank was the cocky, flamboyant upstart who began calling out Benn after his tenth bout. 'He just had to do his swagger,' Benn says, and he starts mimicking that old glare Eubank used to do over his shoulder. Eubank too lost his title and unbeaten record, also to Collins by a split decision. Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. Both fighters made headline news in and out of the ring for their open rivalry with both swearing they would knock the other man out. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Those are the truths. The Trilogy Tourstarts on October 1in Southend followed by a pre-Benn/Eubank Jr fight event at the 02 Indigoon October 8and then to the Coventry Building Society Arena, Doncaster, Llandudno, Wolves, Maidstone, Southampton, Plymouth, Poole, Isle of Man, Stoke Sunderland, Warrington and Hartlepool (please see below for full list). Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank was a series of two professional boxing matches which took place on 18 November 1990 and 9 October 1993. It is undeniable that the British Boxing Board of Control's decision to withdraw their sanctioning was procedurally flawed and without due process. How can I not look back and thank God for having Chris Eubank? Contact Customer Service My Account Basket: 0 items - 0.00. [2], Last edited on 12 November 2022, at 19:04, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Benn v Eubank chaos leaves a legacy of greed, stupidity and danger | Donald McRae", https://web.archive.org/web/20110629141823/http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/nigel_benn-chris_eubanks, http://boxing-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=7958&, http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news/Benn-Eubank-Watson.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Benn_vs._Chris_Eubank&oldid=1121521884, This page was last edited on 12 November 2022, at 19:04. He always was a little bewildered by Eubank, was Nigel Benn. For the same reason, it is sincerely baffling that they are on tour together. That first fight in 1990 was special. The sons of British legends Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn will vie to protect the family legacy on October 8. 'If you are prepared to listen to me, the truth is far more interesting.'. The record stood with the champion being 27-1-0 with 92-percent of those matchesor . In 2018, with both men in their 50s, The Sun reported that negotiations had been taking place for a third fight, tapping into the modern trend of former favourites getting back into the ring for one last hurrah. Like Ali and Frazier, both were the polar opposites, but what they shared was immense fighting heart and insurmountable pride. But with Benn absent, Eubank, in his jodhpurs and that sheriff badge, has the floor. Family matters as 'born rivals' Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr set to fight it out in huge boxing grudge match At its heart is a fear of the damage that might befall his son, having lost. That is the real story. For close to the next 15 minutes of this interview, the back-and-forth will be relentless. WHAT TO EXPECT The First Strike: Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank for the WBO Middleweight Championship . However, it is unclear whether Jones will lead the corner on fight night against Benn, with Eubank Jr having expressed a desire to have his father involved given the particular magnitude of the contest. BRITISH BOXING legends Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn will return to the stage to talk about their explosive boxing matches and careers. Eubank Jr's most recent outing at the O2 came in February 2019, when he sent former world champion James DeGale into retirement. 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