Conor Benn reveals gruesome hand injury he picked in FIRST ROUND of unanimous points victory against Cedrick Peynaud
'Destroyer' fought another nine rounds with the lacerations, but still managed to secure another win against tough Frenchman
CONOR BENN has revealed the horrific injury he suffered during his last fight against Cedrick Peynaud.
The welterweight secured a unanimous points win after ten rounds against the Frenchman in their rematch in July.
But Conor, son of British boxing great Nigel Benn, tore a tendon in his right hand in the FIRST ROUND – having to fight another 27 minutes with the laceration.
The 21-year-old uploaded a video and photos to his Instagram account of the injury being stitched up – and it’s not pretty.
Alongside the post, Conor wrote: “Injured my right hand from the first round of my last fight, tore my tendon and the bag underneath exposing my knuckle which caused me pain throughout the fight.
“However you always got to find a way to win. The will to win is something you’re born with.
“I’m constantly reminded how hard this sport is. And I believe my WILL to win overrules anything.”
Benn was determined to put on a show against Peynaud, who arguably should have won their first fight when the two met in December last year.
Benn, 21, knew he was lucky to leave East London with his unbeaten record intact and agreed to a rematch no-one dreamed would be as exciting.
But the O2 was treated to another barnstormer as Benn was awarded three knockdowns – although at least one was questionable – en route to a 98-91, 98-90, 97-90 win.
It was almost impossible to split the brave brutes going into the final round, the judges had a thankless task ahead if both survived the final session.
Both came through it, much like how they did in the first stunning encounter, bloodied, bruised and battered and hopefully hugely proud, unlike the judges who scored a brilliant fight way too wide.