Tickets. 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. Eubank gets to his feet. Judgement Day. 'My goal in boxing was to be Southern Area champion, might have a shot at the British, might own my own terraced house like my dad. His hope, he says, is to explain why Benn is the way he is. That competitive edge still exists between the pair, even if the threats have subsided somewhat. Venue Cymru Promenade Llandudno, LL30 1BB, Box office: 01492 872000Groups: 01492 872001, An Evening with Chris Eubank & Nigel Benn. "I know we will have so much to discuss about their fight which will be a good battle." 'I've got to be honest,' says Benn. Are you in? Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn: Date, venue, titles, tickets and pro records ahead of 2022 British boxing grudge match. 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. The Trilogy Tour by Gold Star Promotions has returned after last years sell out shows and the legends will come face to face again. I know we will have so much to discuss about their fight which will be a good battle., Benn vs Eubank - The Trilogy Tour New Dates, October 14- Coventry Building Society Arena, October 28- Southampton Leonardo Royal Grand Harbour Hotel, For more information seegoldstarpromotions.co.uk, Designed, developed, and hosted by Sugar Cube Productions. I am so grateful he was there. Eubank almost bit through his tongue after swallowing an uppercut in the fourth before winning Benn's middleweight world title by stoppage in the ninth. Today they are recalling a meeting around that project. 'We met in secret in Manchester in a lawyer's office,' Benn says. Following government guidelines he will regrettably be unable to appear at the following shows in Runcorn, Coventry, Exeter and Swindon. Benn was set to fight rival Chris Eubank Jr in October last year, but the bout was scrapped after he returned adverse findings of clomifene in two samples provided to the Voluntary Anti-Doping . ', 'I am not going there,' says the other man, the one who used to hit Eubank harder than anyone else. . For details of the Eubank-Benn Trilogy Tour, visit goldstarpromotions.co.uk, The comments below have not been moderated, By
'But Chris,' replies the son of God. Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn have announced they will renew their family feud at The O2 Arena in London on October 8. Tickets start at 34 . Featured. 'Look at the Windrush generation. 253. The pair of iconic British middleweight fighters have. 'What must it have been to mould these two individuals, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank? Conor Benn failed two drug tests in the countdown to his fight with Chris Eubank Jnr at the O2 Arena in London. On they go, disputing low blows in the second fight, giving some patter and sharing some praise. But in this instance, no world titles are up for grabs. StubHub currently has tickets priced between 204 and 4,200, with the to-listed VIP ticket an eye-watering 7,164. Benn stalked the challenger with pace, and the opening rounds are remembered for their lack of jabs or range finding punches. You know his brother was killed by racists when Nigel was eight years old. Eubank fought back in the seventh, and with scores fairly even the fighters began the eighth round. We've got a free to enter competition with Pokerstars Casino that will see one lucky Sun reader win a cool 5,000. The final scores were 115113 Eubank, 114113 Benn, and 114114. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr met in two unforgettable clashes in the early 1990s, with Eubank stopping the feared 'Dark Destroyer' in a brutal showdown in Birmingham before a rematch in front of 40,000 fans at Old Trafford ended in a draw. 'The best deodorant you can use is a lemon,' says Eubank. But here we are, deep into a chat loaded with empathy and insight and impersonations. 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). In the fourth round, Eubank took a ferocious right uppercut to the chin when breaking from a clinch. 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. October 14 - Coventry Building Society Arena, October 28 - Southampton Leonardo Royal Grand Harbour Hotel, The hardest primary schools in Coventry to get into, Coventry hospital 'requires improvement' amid claims of poor care and bullying among staff, The King 'deeply grateful' for messages of condolence in wake of Her Majesty's passing, Pub can't attract new landlord despite 350,000 makeover, Accession Proclamation read in Coventry to officially declare Charles III as King, Former boxers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn are bringing their Trilogy Tour to Coventry in October. 'We weren't the same then,' Eubank replies. Let the battles begin, Nigel Benn said: Im looking forward to working with Chris again but this tour will be different because of our sons fight. The O2 Arena in London will play host to the catchweight clash, set at 157 pounds, and it will . T&Cs apply. Like Ali and Frazier, both were the polar opposites, but what they shared was immense fighting heart and insurmountable pride. Something went wrong, please try again later. It collapsed after three years of talks because 'Chris is impossible', Benn told me in 2015. asks Eubank. ', Before this audience, they bounce off one another for an hour. Eubank would defend his new title three times, relinquishing to contest the vacant WBO super middleweight title against the ill-fated Michael Watson, who after winning eight of eleven rounds fell into a coma after a Eubank uppercut at the end of round 11, before the subsequent referee stoppage twenty seconds into round 12. Catchweights do not necessarily preclude world titles from being on the line. Don King's contract stipulated that not only would the winner join his stable of fighters, but also the loser. 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. 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. Benn then agreed to meet Eubank with his title on the line, which set up the first fight. Benn won his first 22 consecutive bouts by knockout, earning the moniker 'the Dark Destroyer'. That first fight in 1990 was special. Benn caught Eubank with a low blow, and with no points deducted used his advantage by pounding Eubank's body. He is, as it happens. 'How do I feel about Nigel Benn?' The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Conor Nigel Benn Retweeted. I want to show this to Nigel tonight. 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. But he's made it clear, 'I want Chris Eubank Jr, I want Gervonta Davis, I want Kell Brook, I want Manny Pacquiao.'" [@DAZNBoxing. Eubank was unequivocal, saying: 'We are statesmen now. Fans can buy the fight from September 19. Water under the bridge? Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn; Catchweight, Mary Romero vs. Ellie Scotney; Women's Junior Featherweights, Galal Yafai vs. Gohan Rodriguez; Flyweight, Harlem Eubank vs. David Martin; Junior Welterweights, Lyndon Arthur vs. TBA; Light Heavyweights, Felix Cash vs. Connor Coyle; Middleweights, Matty Harris vs. Chris Healey; Heavyweights, Shannon Courtenay vs. Gemma Ruegg; Women's Bantamweights, Chloe Watson vs. Nancy Franco; Women's Flyweights. Plenty of the old animosity seemed to remain. He ran towards the fire. 'Because I understand him, I do not just like Nigel Benn. 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. of himself and his father Nigel Benn . 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. And the 15 date UK tour which has returned following huge demand will take place as their sons Chris Jr and Conor Benn follow in their fathers footsteps in the ring. We are gentlemen now, grown-ups.
The all-British bout was scheduled to take place 30 years after the fathers of Benn and Eubank Jr. - Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank - fought in the ring in one of British boxing's great rivalries. For Benn, read Eubank, beaten around for 10 and a half rounds by Watson. The main problem with getting Eubank and Benn's sons together professionally is they have each campaigned in different weight classes. 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. Three decades ago, their fathers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn met in fights that captured the imagination of a nation and, to a large extent, defined a generation in British boxing. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. That doesn't happen without Chris. The fight is considered one of the best bouts in boxing history and was named by Boxing News as the greatest ever fight to take place on British soil. What did they have to go through, to become that resilient, that hard, that prideful? The Sporting News has all the information you need for a domestic grudge match like no other. This is a talking tour and he always was a talker. Blood being swallowed are statesmen now honest, ' Benn says Eubank with his on. 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