‘It is a good job you did not struggle me’: Conor Benn sticks the boot into rival Chris Eubank Jnr after his shock stoppage in opposition to Liam Smith – and claims he’ll be ‘my good friend’ if their showdown is rescheduled will not do the final two rounds collectively
Conor Benn wasted no time earlier than mocking Chris Eubank Jr for his knockout loss to Liam Smith on Saturday.
Smith received by TKO within the fourth spherical of their assembly in Manchester on Saturday evening, in a bitter all-British grudge match overshadowed by Smith’s homophobic feedback within the build-up.
Benn and Eubank Jr had been as a consequence of meet in October 2022 at a catchweight of 157lbs however the struggle was postponed after the 26-year-old examined optimistic for clomiphene.
Conor Benn’s (proper) failed drug check induced his struggle with Chris Eubank Jr. to be canceled
Now following Eubank Jr’s loss to Smith, Ben mentioned the 33-year-old son of Chris Eubank must be grateful their proposed assembly within the autumn didn’t happen.
Ben tweeted: ‘Oh man, @ChrisEubankJr, it is a good factor you did not struggle me. You’ll do two rounds at 160.’
Within the tweet, he shared a video calling out Eubank Jr. to stop boxing to keep away from ‘getting damage anymore’, to which Ben laughed.
Eubank Jr. has a rematch clause in his contract with Smith if he chooses that possibility, though being stopped within the early levels of their first bout suggests it could not have been a sensible resolution.
It isn’t identified what Benn’s subsequent plan of action is after testing optimistic for clomiphene, which implies their October struggle was postponed by the British Boxing Board of Management.
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