RESULTS: Conor Benn wins wide ten-round UD over Cedrick Peynaud

07/28/201807/28/2018 James Slater

On tonight’s O2 bill unbeaten welterweight prospect Conor Benn scored an exciting and wide ten-round unanimous decision … continue

Conor Benn and Cedrick Peynaud give us a six-round FOTY candidate as they trade knockdowns

12/14/2017 James Slater

Talk about a supporting bout stealing the show! Last night at The York Hall in the heart of London, welterweights Conor Benn and Cedrick Peynaud showed plenty of heart as they went to war over six breathtaking rounds; the pair each knocking the other down twice for a four-knockdown thriller.

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Conor Benn makes it 2-0 as a pro with points win over Luke Keleher

05/29/201605/28/2016 James Slater

Tonight on the Ricky Burns-Michelle Di Rocco card in Glasgow, Scotland, 19-year-old super-lightweight Conor Benn won his second pro bout with a four-round points win over Luke Keleher. Benn was unable to get the KO he seemed desperate to get, but he won the exciting if scrappy affair with his sheer, sometimes quite reckless aggression. 29-year-old Keleher, who did well not to be overwhelmed and indeed gave as good as he got in a couple of the all-action rounds, falls to 2-5-1(1), he has not yet been stopped as a pro. Benn won by the sole scoring official’s card of 40-36 but Keleher may feel aggrieved not to have been awarded at least one even round.

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Conor Benn, son of “The Dark Destroyer,” talks about his April 9th pro debut, the dangers of boxing

03/30/201603/30/2016 James Slater

19-year-old Conor Benn has some mighty boxing boots to try and follow, but the teenager who will box his pro debut on the Anthony Joshua-Charles Martin bill in London on April 9th, insists he is very much his own man. The son of British legend and two-weight king Nigel Benn, Conor, who will face Luke Keleher in a four-rounder at super-welterweight, told The Evening Standard that unlike Chris Eubank Junior, he does not want his father taking away any of the limelight.

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