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Topics: Fan Reactions, Boxing, Boxing News, Chris Eubank Jr, Conor Benn
Marcus Chan
Topics: Fan Reactions, Boxing, Boxing News, Chris Eubank Jr, Conor Benn
The full scorecards have been made public after Chris Eubank Jr's victory over Conor Benn.
All eyes were fixated on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night as Eubank Jr finally took on rival Benn.
The much-anticipated bout comes after the pair's fathers last fought back in 1993, with the encounter ending in a draw.
On Saturday night, both Eubank Jr and Benn left everything inside the ring as the bout went the full distance of 12 rounds.
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In the end, it was Eubank Jr who had his arm raised as the winner of the fight, leaving Benn crestfallen.
Judges Lee Every, Kieran McCann and Mark Bates all scored the bout 116-112 in Eubank Jr's favour as the 35-year-old won via unanimous decision.
After the fight, the full scorecards were revealed on social media, and they instantly went viral.
All three judges had Eubank Jr winning the final two rounds, where the action really heated up as the pair looked for the all-important knockout blow.
They agreed on Eubank Jr winning rounds four, five and six, with Benn winning round three.
Reacting to the scorecards, one fan said: "How anyone could give Jr round 2 is terrible scoring."
Another tweeted: "Last 3 Rounds cost Conor Benn the Fight. Eubank Jr showed is SIZE in those Rounds and pushed Benn to the ropes and pounded him there."
A third fan added: "Bit generous to Benn, but the right result is what's important."
Someone else wrote: "Had it the same as Lee Every personally, but could have scored 2 or 10 the opposite way around."
A fifth commented: "Them score cards are ridiculous they can’t even agree on the same rounds, no way was that anything other than a draw."
Another fan said: "Good cards. The better fighter won tonight."
Speaking immediately after the fight, Eubank Jr said: "I pushed through. There’s a lot of things that have been going on in my life that I’m not going to get into right now, but I’m happy to have (my father) back with me.
"We upheld the family name like we said we were going to do. Onwards and upwards from here."