Benn targets revenge after heartbreaking points defeat

BOXING: Conor Benn admitted “defeat is hard to swallow” and that he is seeking “revenge” after he was handed a unanimous decision defeat in his grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Benn was handed the first defeat of his professional career on Saturday night with all three judges scoring a 116-112 decision in favour of Eubank Jr.

The pair, whose fathers - Chris Snr and Nigel - fought twice in the 1990s, put on a spectacle in north London in what will be a fight of the year contender.

“It's a hard one to swallow,” a teary-eyed Benn told a press conference.

“I didn’t come into the fight thinking it would be that close, I didn’t come into it to lose, I came in to win and I was not good enough and I need to do better.”