Chris Eubank Jr has taken a dig at his long-standing rival Conor Benn’s return to boxing on Saturday night.
Benn made his return to boxing with a comfortable unanimous decision win over Rodolfo Orozco in Orlando on Saturday night.
He had been out of the ring for 17 months after failing two drugs tests in the lead-up to his proposed mega-fight with Eubank last October.
Despite Benn’s suspension in Britain being lifted by the National Anti-Doping Panel in July, the British Boxing Board of Control remain adamant that he has not yet cleared his name, and the fighter still faces a potential two-year ban in his home country pending the outcome of appeals.
The 26-year-old seemed happy with his return after the fight in America, but Eubank was less impressed and shared yawning emojis as his review of the bout.
Conor Benn made his return to boxing on Saturday night after 17 months out of the ring
He defeated the relatively unknown Mexican Rodolfo Orozco by unanimous decision in Orlando
Benn’s arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr mocked him after the fight by posting a yawning emoji
Both fighters exchanged insults in the bad-tempered build-up to their cancelled fight last year, and Eubank called out Benn after beating Liam Smith in a rematch earlier this month.
Benn was at ringside for the bout, and when asked about the performance, he replied: ‘Smith made him look good.
‘What, it takes you ten rounds to dispatch of someone who’s got a broken leg? I’m not really impressed. Eubank, let’s get it on, there’s unfinished business there.’
Benn was less worried about labouring to victory in his own bout against Orozco, as he said after the win: ‘We didn’t want a walk in the park. I needed the rounds. I’ve had a year and [five] months out of the ring, so for me it was about getting back in there and handling business.
‘Yeah it would’ve been nice to get the stoppage. I saw the openings, I took it… but he’s a true Mexican.’
On his current situation in the UK, Benn said: ‘Listen, it’s unbelievable fighting out here and I get shown a lot of love out here and I’m grateful for the American supporters.
‘But Britain’s my home so it’s only right that I fight back there – sooner rather than later.’
Eubank called out Benn earlier this month after beating Liam Smith in a rematch
Eubank and Benn were due to fight last October but the bout was cancelled after Benn failed two drug tests