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Conor Benn
Born
Conor Nigel Benn

(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28)
Greenwich, London, England[1]
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Destroyer
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO11
Losses0

Conor Nigel Benn (born 28 September 1996) is a British professional boxer. He is the son of former world champion boxer Nigel Benn.[2]

Professional boxing career

Benn made his professional debut in April 2016 aged 19 at The O2 Arena in London defeating Bulgarian Ivailo Boyanov by technical knockout in the first round.[3] He followed this with a points victory over Luke 'The Nuke' Keleher at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow in May,[4] and a knockout of Lukas Radic in June[5] On 10 September 2016, Benn was due to fight Silvije Kebet on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook. After Silvije Kebet pulled out Benn defeated late replacement Joe Ducker by technical knockout in the second round to take his unbeaten record to 4–0.[6] On 24 September, Benn fought his first ever six round fight and was taken the distance by Ross Jameson. Benn won a clear points decision. This also marked his first time fighting at the Manchester Arena, a venue his father fought at many times at world championship level.[7] Benn was next due to fight at Wembley Arena in London on 26 November but pulled out four days earlier due to illness.[8] On 1 December, it was announced that Benn would be part of the Anthony Joshua vs. Éric Molina heavyweight title undercard at the Manchester Arena on 10 December. His opponent was announced as Steven Backhouse.[9][10] Benn scored two knockdowns in round 1 and won the fight via knockout. The first knockdown came just after the opening bell after a left hook. Blackhouse never recovered and the fight was stopped just over a minute into the round.[11]

After a lay off, it was announced that Benn would return to the O2 Arena on 1 July 2017.[12] Benn stopped Mike Cole after knocking him down following a left hook in round 3, recording his fifth stoppage victory.[13] It was announced that Benn would appear on an edition of NXTGEN on Sky Sports on 1 September 2017 alongside Olympians Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Joe Cordina.[14] Fighting at the York Hall for the first time in his career, Benn stopped previously unbeaten Kane Baker in round 2. It was said that Benn would next fight on Anthony Joshua's next world title defence on 28 October at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.[15] It was announced that Benn would return to the Manchester Arena on the undercard of Anthony Crolla vs. Ricky Burns on 7 October 2017.[16] Benn remained undefeated knocking out Nathan Clarke in the first round. The fight lasted 2 minutes and 16 seconds.[17] In the post fight, Benn spoke about how his improvement in the gym has helped him fight better in the ring. Promoter Eddie Hearn stated that Benn's next fight would be in the United States.[18] Benn made his American debut on 11 November fighting Mexican boxer Brandon Sanudo at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Benn scored his fifth consecutive knockout win, dropping Sanudo in round 2 with a left hook to the body. The fight was stopped by the referee after just 1 minute of round 2.[19] Benn next fought at the York Hall in London on 13 December 2017 against French boxer Cedrick Peynaud. Benn was dropped twice in the opening round, which was also the first time he was knocked down as a professional. He beat the count both times and managed to drop Peynaud down in round 5 and 6. The fight went to the referee's scorecard, who had the fight 57–54 in favour of Benn, maintaining his unbeaten run.[20]

In January 2018, the British Boxing Board of Control set out some purse bids for their titles. One of the fights they ordered put Benn against Isaac MacLeod in an English welterweight title eliminator. They stated the fight must take place by June 2018.[21] On 29 January 2018 it was announced that Benn would next fight on Amir Khan's UK return on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, marking Benn's first fight in Merseyside.[22][23] On 5 February, Benn signed a two-year extension with Matchroom.[24] On the Khan-Lo Greco undercard, Benn defeated Chris Truman via round 4 TKO in the scheduled 6 round bout. Hearn later stated that Benn wanted to rematch Peynaud, likely for July 2018.[25] On 13 June, it was announced that Benn would fight Cedric Peynaud in a rematch on the Whyte vs. Parker heavyweight showdown on 28 July at The O2 Arena in London.[26][27] The WBA announced the fight would be contested for their vacant Continental (Europe) welterweight title.[28] Benn dropped Peynaud three times, boxing his way to a 10-round unanimous decision victory. The three judges' scored the bout 98–90, 98–91, 97–90 in his favour. Peynaud started the fight swinging aiming to land big shots, however Benn used his feet to move around the ring and sensibly box. Peynaud managed to land clean shots on Benn, without doing too much damage. The first knockdown came in round 2, although it was clear that Peynaud lost balance and slipped to the canvas. In round 7, Peynaud took a knee following a hard body shot. A right hook dropped Peynaud down a third time in round 9. Benn was able to go the 10 round distance for the first time in his professional career.[29][30]

Professional boxing record

16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Win 16–0 Belgium Stephane Jamoye TKO 4 (10), 2:18 26 Oct 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBA Continental (Europe) welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Finland Jussi Koivula TKO 2 (10), 2:00 21 Jun 2019 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Retained WBA Continental (Europe) welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Czech Republic Josef Zahradnik PTS 8 20 Apr 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England
13 Win 13–0 Cedrick Peynaud UD 10 28 Jul 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBA Continental (Europe) welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Chris Truman TKO 4 (6), 1:17 21 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
11 Win 11–0 Cedrick Peynaud PTS 6 13 Dec 2017 York Hall, London, England
10 Win 10–0 Brandon Sanudo KO 2 (6), 1:00 11 Nov 2017 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Nathan Clarke TKO 1 (6), 2:16 7 Oct 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
8 Win 8–0 Kane Baker TKO 2 (6), 2:05 1 Sep 2017 York Hall, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Mike Cole TKO 3 (6), 0:42 1 Jul 2017 O2 Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Steven Backhouse TKO 1 (4), 1:06 10 Dec 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
5 Win 5–0 Ross Jameson PTS 6 24 Sep 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Joe Ducker KO 2 (4), 0:24 10 Sep 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Lukas Radic KO 1 (4), 2:31 25 Jun 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Luke Keleher PTS 4 28 May 2016 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Ivailo Boyanov TKO 1 (4), 2:07 9 Apr 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England

References

  1. ^ "Results for England & Wales Births 1837–2006". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Conor Benn wins first professional fight as father Nigel plants smacker on son's lips". Daily Mirror. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Dad ruins moment with weird kiss". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ Marshall, Tyrone (28 May 2016). "Conor Benn made to work to maintain unbeaten start to pro career". mirror. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ Frost, Sam. "Conor Benn marches on with KO win at the O2". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Golovkin vs Brook: Conor Benn defeated Joe Ducker by second-round TKO". Sky Sports. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Conor Benn out-points Ross Jameson over six rounds on Manchester debut". Sky Sports. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Conor Benn gets shillings, out of November 26 fight". 23 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Joshua-Molina – Conor Benn added to card". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Conor Benn will fight Steven Backhouse on packed Manchester bill". Sky Sports. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Conor Benn scores a first round win". British Boxing News. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  12. ^ Ltd, Vitalnetwork. "Vital Boxing | Conor Benn Set for Ring Return". www.vitalboxing.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Buglioni vs Summers: Conor Benn made an explosive return to the ring at London's O2 Arena". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  14. ^ "NXTGEN: Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Joe Cordina feature on stacked London bill this Friday". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Joshua Buatsi Stops Baptiste Castegnaro, Conor Benn Wins – Boxing News". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Conor Benn Pumped To Return on Crolla vs. Burns Card – Boxing News". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Conor Benn Drops, Stops Nathan Clarke on Crolla-Burns Card – Boxing News". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Crolla vs Burns: Conor Benn stops Nathan Clarke inside one round in Manchester". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Conor Benn Knocks Out Sanudo With Body Shot in 2nd Round - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Taylor vs McCaskill: Conor Benn knocked down twice but out-points Cedrick Peynaud". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Conor Benn Gets Eliminator, Singh vs. Fielding - BBBofC Notices". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Conor Benn Set To Return on Khan vs. Lo Greco Card". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Khan vs Lo Greco: Conor Benn will make his Liverpool debut on Amir Khan undercard". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Conor Benn Inks Two Year Promotional Deal With Eddie Hearn". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Khan vs Lo Greco: Conor Benn destroys Chris Truman in ring return". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Brook vs. Cook, Taylor vs. Connor Added To July 28 London Card". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  27. ^ "Whyte vs Parker: Kell Brook, Katie Taylor and Conor Benn on Whyte-Parker bill on Sky Sports Box Office". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  28. ^ Ringside. "Regional WBA belt added to Conor Benn v Cedric Peynaud rematch". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  29. ^ "Whyte vs Parker: Conor Benn beats Cedrick Peynaud in rematch to win first title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  30. ^ "Conor Benn Drops, Decisions Cedrick Peynaud in Rematch". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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