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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Chris Eubank Jr (white shorts) fights Conor Benn during their Middleweight contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images). Getty Images The first Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn fight was scripted like a professional wrestling storyline. It was a matchup of sons whose fathers had been rivals 30 years prior. It was a crossroads bout where an aging fighter in Eubank who was bigger and more experienced took on a younger, hungrier opponent in Benn who was coming up in weight and presumably more energetic. It was the positive drug tests from Benn that had delayed the fight by a couple of years. It was the egg Eubank smashed on the side of his rival’s face in a prefight press conference. And it was the relationship between Chris Eubank Sr. and Chris Eubank Jr., the former of whom had been critical of his son’s pre-fight theatrics and the fact that Chris Jr., a super middleweight, was cutting weight to reach the 160-pound limit to face Benn. In fact, here’s what the elder Eubank said about 10 days before the first fight. “I’m going to stand in your corner? You must be mad. I would never be in your corner. You’re a disgrace. You’re smashing an egg against someone’s face and then you’re trying to justify it. There’s no justification for that. There’s nothing noble about that.” That was the pre-fight script, and the climax of the production was fantastic. Eubank Sr. emerged from a limo (just like Vince McMahon might have done!) during the arena entrance video (all had been forgiven!) that garnered a huge pop from the crowd (like the roar The Rock would’ve received!). Eubank survived some rocky moments against Benn but managed…

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