Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr fought their hearts out in front of a sold out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the main event of Ring Magazine's first ever card on Saturday night, but it was the latter who left North London with his hand raised.

Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) admitted his respect for Eubank Jr (35-3, 25 KOs) in the aftermath, but is also already after revenge.

The 28-year-old, who jumped up two weights from welterweight to middleweight for his bout with Eubank Jr, showed plenty of grit and determination throughout a gruelling 12 rounds at the Spurs showcase which also saw the return of Chris Eubank Sr to his son's corner.

Benn looked a dejected figure as he leant on the ropes following the reading of the scorecards, all of which were 116-112 to 35-year-old Eubank Jr.

He cut a forlorn figure in the post-fight press conference too, but wouldn't lament the scorecards, instead reflecting on the reasons for his defeat and how he was going to put it right next time.

"I want my revenge, man," he said. "Inactivity played a big part, not fighting here for two and a half years then coming home to this took me aback.

"The difference in it today was just inactivity. There were a lot of emotions going on, it's a lot to take in, I wondered how much [the last two-and-a-half years] had taken from me but it hasn't at all. I can take punches at 160 and dish it out at 160, I had him on shaky legs, I just couldn't pull the trigger and get him out of there, I put that down to ring rust.

"I didn't come into the fight to lose, anything apart from winning, it wasn't good enough, I need to be better.

"It's hard, because I'm a winner and tonight I wasn't. I believe in a sport like this you have to be your harshest critic, how can I improve? It wasn't good enough. I'm happy I could give you guys a good fight but the outcome wasn't the outcome I wanted.

"All I know is I gave everything I had in there tonight and it wasn't enough, so I need to do better."

Benn also took a brief moment to speak positively of Eubank Jr.

The build-up to their fight was one that was fraught with toxicity, which began when the Ilford man failed two drug tests in the lead up to their originally-scheduled bout in October 2022, something which he has since been cleared of.

At their Manchester press conference in February, Eubank Jr slapped an egg in Benn's face, a nod to the notion, brought about by the World Boxing Council (WBC), that his failed tests were as a result of an over-consumption of eggs.

Though Benn reaffirmed he and Eubank Jr would never be friends, the respect will now always be there.

"He still ain't my cup of tea," he said. "I wouldn't sit and have a chat with him, but yeah I mean there's respect, we gone 12 rounds, but he's Chris, I like him as much as a possibly can, given the situation.

"I wish him well, I know he's gone to the hospital, I've heard he's got a broken jaw, I wish him a speedy recovery. I wanna thank Senior for turning up, it's a family affair it wouldn't have been the same without him there.

"[After the fight] I looked at Chris Sr and said I'm so happy you turned up, outside of all the noise, the relationship with your dad never goes, what is boxing without that? I would pick the relationship with my dad over boxing any day of the week, if this fight has brought those two together, cor that's worth its weight in gold."