Latest boxing betting news and odds after Eubank Jr defeats Benn

Chris Eubank Jr is 1-2 with Coral and Ladbrokes to win a potential rematch with Conor Benn after his points victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.

Eubank was the 4-7 favourite for the long-awaited contest and 16-5 for a points success in what turned out to be a classic toe-to-toe scrap in the same mould as the fights between their fathers, Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn, in the 1990s.

Benn was fighting above his natural weight at 160lb, giving the heavier Eubank an advantage, but the Destroyer showed up well in the early exchanges and Benn briefly went favourite at that stage.

He was the market leader once more after ten rounds, but Eubank finished the fight strongly and by the time the final bell rang he was close to his pre-contest odds at around 1.68 on Betfair's exchange.

There was a rematch clause in the fight contract and Benn is 7-4 with Coral and Ladbrokes to get his revenge if they meet again, with the draw at 16-1 -  Eubank Sr won the first contest between their fathers in 1990 before the second meeting was drawn in 1993.

Having enhanced his reputation despite the defeat, Benn may prefer to return to welterweight and is eyeing up a shot at WBC champion Mario Barrios, but the lure of another lucrative contest with his fellow Briton may prove too much.

Eubank was kept in hospital for observation after the gruelling battle, but his team said he is "doing well and resting" and that reports he had suffered a broken jaw were untrue.

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