The rivalry between Benn and Eubank dates back to a pair of fights between their fathers in the 1990s. Eubank Sr. knocked out Nigel Benn in the first meeting before the pair battled to a draw in the rematch in a rivalry that did big domestic business in the United Kingdom.

More drama ensued in the evening, as Matchroom CEO Frank Smith – on Benn’s team, so to speak – was held back while arguing with Eubank’s adviser Mazhar Majeed, who was given a prison sentence in 2010 after being accused of fixing a cricket match between England and Pakistan.