Ryan Garcia is one of many who have found, like Chris Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 Kos) “changed his whole style “ During the middle of his fight with Conor Benn (23-1, 14 Kos), he converted the fight into the trench war to win a unanimous decision of 12 laps in her fight in London.
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The younger, faster and more powerful Benn had given problems in the first quarter of the fight. He injured Euban JR, tumbled him in round three, injured his jaw and cut him.
Last punch statistics
– Chris Eubank Jr.: 367 of 912 for 40.24%.
– Conor Benn: 215 of 593 for 36.26%
Inside Warfare
What Euban Jr. did was to change his entire style from the fourth round and bring the fight inwards to neutralize Benn’s strength and speed. On the inside, Euban Jr. Benn overwhelmed with quick-fire combinations, threw continuously without tiring and taking full control over the competition. He never looked back from that point in time.
The reviews were 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112. I had 117-111 for Eubank Jr. (9-3) when he seemed to be won every round of the fourth.
The Euban changed its entire style in the middle of the Hahaha battle
– Ryan Garcia (@ryangarcia) April 26, 2025
“I had noticeably injured the Euban three or four times. I just couldn’t get the finish,” said Conor Benn in aftermath press conference. “So, next time I will make sure that I will end it. Nobody likes to lose. A tight struggle. You have to be hard on you.
“I look at and say: ‘This is not good enough for me.’ I want to win.
Benn seemed to have injured Jr. just once in the battle. It was Benn, who was injured several times in the later rounds and looked as if he was in serious difficulties in round 10, 11 and 12.
Last updated on April 26th, 2025