Conor Benn storms the ring and pushes Chris Eubank Jr in fiery altercation as Neymar oversees face-off after Eubank’s KO win

Conor Benn jumped into the ring and pushed Chris Eubank Jr after his KO win on Saturday night.

Eubank Jr made his latest appearance against Kamil Szeremeta on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev’s undisputed clash with Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Neymar oversaw a face-off between Benn and Eubank Jr after the fightCredit: Sky Sports Boxing’Next Gen’ was looking to blow away any cobwebs having not fought since beating Liam Smith in a rematch in September last year.

And he did exactly that, dropping his rival Szeremeta four times en route to a seventh round KO win, the statement win he needed.

Benn siezed his opportunity to crash the ring, flying in and pushing his rival just moments after the fight was stopped.

Read More In BoxingThe pair were separated by their teams and a sea of security, but pushed their way back together.

They traded another sea of insults, and were eventually taken away as Eubank Jr was then afforded time to relax after his win over the Polish star.

Football superstar Neymar, who is currently plying his trade for Al Hilal, was ringside and came into the ring to oversee a face-off as the pair agreed to fight in 2025.

“Speaking of easy work look who we’ve got here. This is the fight that wants to see,” Eubank Jr said.

Benn replied: “I’m so scared, after that performance do you think I’m worried?”

Eubank Jr flew out of the traps in the opening round with a crisp jab and it was clear that there were levels between the pair from the opening bell.

And he made his breakthrough immediately in the first stanza, dropping his rival to the canvas with a crunching which sent Szeremeta straight to the canvas.

He was able to regather his thoughts,but the Polish challenger was clearly a wounded animal as Eubank Jr landed some swift combinations at will.

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Eubank Jr dropped Szeremeta four times in the clashCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom

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Benn then stormed the ring and saw his time to call out Eubank JrCredit: Mark Robinson/MatchroomThe underdog was able to somehow cling on and even landed his own nice work as the bell went to conclude the high-tempo opener.

Szeremeta found it an uphill battle against the slick-moving Eubank Jr, but was able to sporadically land and keep himself in the contest.

Surprisingly Eubank Jr suffered a cut in the third period, which opened up above his right eyebrow, in a nasty clash of heads which caused it as he caught a head and left hook from his rival.

But his cutman was able to repair it, and he continued to push the pace with Szeremeta on the back foot as he searched for a stoppage.

Proceedings slowed a tad as Eubank Jr continued to try and plug away at his rival, but he found another breakthrough as he dropped his rival twice more.

The British superstar tried to pounce on his rival, and did exactly that dropping him for a fourth and final time with another crushing body shot.

Read More on talkSPORTBenn quickly clambered in and the limelight switched to the British pair who want to fight next.

It appears it will be on the cards in 2025, with both Britons having suggested they want the bout to take place next.

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