Conor Benn Stuns Reporter With Response to 'St George's Flag' Question

Conor Benn gave a rather interesting response when questioned about the increased presence of Union Jack and St George’s flags around the UK.

Benn, 29, and Eubank, 36, will go toe-to-toe for the second time this year at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night, with the youngest of the pair looking to avenge his previous defeat against the 36-year-old.

On Friday, both fighters weighed in under the middleweight limit of 160 pounds as Benn tipped the scales at 159.3 pounds, while Eubank came in at 159.1 pounds.

Of course, there are several interesting narratives heading into the fight.

Eubank is far from friends with Benn’s promoter and Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn, while the duo’s fathers also fought twice.

In 1990, Eubank Sr. defeated Nigel Benn by TKO in round nine of their contest in Birmingham before the rematch ended in a split decision draw in 1993.

Conor Benn weighed at 159.3 lbs (Credit:Getty)

A number of lines of questioning have involved both fathers as well as references to the first fight, but one topic that may have come as a surprise to Conor in one interview was the subject of the St. George’s flag.

In recent months, an increased number of flags have been displayed around the UK, with former Premier League footballer Gary Neville commenting on what he described as “disgusting” division being created across the country after a flag was raised at one of his development sites.

"I've been building in this city for 15-20 years and nobody's put a flag up, so why do you need to put one up now?” he said in a LinkedIn post in October.

“Quite clearly, it's sending a message to everybody that there's something you don't like.

"The Union Jack flag being used in a negative fashion is not right."

Earlier this week, the question was put to Benn during an interview with Channel 4.

When asked whether he thinks about “raising a mixed race child” in the UK amid the “discourse around identity”, Benn replied: “No, I don’t really. I want my kid to be strong in his identity. My son and my daughter need to be strong in their identity.

“Irrelevant of all the noise and all the politics and everything going on in the world. I want my kid to be confident in who they are and they stand on what they believe and what they’re raised to believe, regardless of all the noise. You’ve got social media, which is just projecting hate.

“For me, it’s a matter of staying in who we are… I want my kid to walk out the door and say, ‘I know who I am’.”