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Conor Benn makes memorable professional debut with first-round stoppage

Published 23:12 9 Apr 2016 BST

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Conor Benn makes memorable professional debut with first-round stoppage

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Conor Benn launched his professional boxing in emphatic style at The 02 tonight, with father Nigel watching on with pride.

Benn looks to have adopted the all-action style of his three-time world champion dad, as he only needed two minutes and seven seconds to finish off the Bulgarian Ivailo Boyanov. https://twitter.com/ZProphet_MMA/status/718908589251915776 Boyanov was overwhelmed from the word go, as "The Destroyer" blitzed him with non-stop body shots until the referee decided he'd seen enough. The night was topped off with this very affectionate father-son embrace... https://twitter.com/BenjyDoran/status/718908380878893056      

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Conor Benn makes memorable professional debut with first-round stoppage