Adam Booth would love to see Chris Eubank Jr - Conor Benn rematch

Esteemed boxing trainer Adam Booth admits he would love to see Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn run back their British boxing classic later this year after Saturday night's exhilarating showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Over three decades on from their fighting father's sensational double-header, Eubank Jr and Benn re-lit the flame of British boxing's greatest rivalry in a legitimate fight of the year contender.

The pair left no stone unturned in their bid for glory in front of 65,000 captivating fight fans in North London, with Eubank Jr producing a barnstorming finish down the home stretch to secure 116-112 victories on all three official judges' scorecards.

"Of course we do; we love theater, drama and blood and we love huge nights like this," Booth, who oversaw David Haye's remarkable rise to heavyweight glory told Sky Sports when asked whether he would like to see a rematch.

Chris Eubank Jr has maintained his value with the win, and Conor Benn has enhanced his value with the performance he showed tonight.

"What I liked most was hearing Conor say that inactivity is what he feels cost him the result tonight, and not because Chris is the naturally bigger man,

"You could see early on that Chris' size was an advantage when his jabs were rocking Conor back, but he didn't use that as an excuse, which I applaud him for.

"Conor dug incredibly deep tonight to drag the most entertaining fight of Chris Eubank's career out of him, and who wouldn't want to see it again!"

It's believed that a rematch clause was included within the agreement although it remains to be seen whether Benn will activate it after signalling his intent of capturing world titles back down in the welterweight division.

The Londoner, who earned a reported £8 million for the fight, jumped up two weight classes to meet Eubank Jr at middleweight and whilst he refused to rule out a sequel fight, he did confirm that he holds world title aspirations as a 147lbs fighter.

"Who knows what the future holds," he said following his points loss.

"I'm gutted right now, as you can imagine - whether we run this back or I go back to welterweight and become a world champion is still to be determined, but I know that capturing a title at 147lbs is something I have to achieve."

Mark Mothershaw

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