{"id":256300,"date":"2025-07-11T13:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/256300\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:41:12","slug":"worst-investment-i-ever-made-conor-benn-loses-50000-in-just-three-months-and-is-left-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/256300\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Worst investment I ever made&#8217; &#8211; Conor Benn loses \u00a350,000 in just three months and is left &#8216;hurt&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CONOR BENN lost \u00a350,000 in three months on a dud Rolls-Royce.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old son of British ring legend Nigel banked \u00a38million and a brand new Roller for suffering a unanimous decision loss to <a aria-label=\"Chris Eubank Jr  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/chris-eubank-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Eubank Jr <\/a>in April.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Eubank Jr. boxing Conor Benn.\" height=\"680\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chris-eubank-conor-benn-tottenham-990296917.jpg\" data-caption=\"Conor Benn went to war with Chris Eubank Jr in a Brit classic at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chris-eubank-conor-benn-tottenham-990296917.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Conor Benn went to war with Chris Eubank Jr in a Brit classic at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in AprilCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conor Benn receiving car keys.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"INSTAGRAM@CONORBENNOFFICIAL\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/www-instagram-com-conorbennofficial-992332924.jpg\" data-caption=\"Benn treated himself to a second luxury Rolls-Royce with his spoils for the Tottenham tussle\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/www-instagram-com-conorbennofficial-992332924.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Benn treated himself to a second luxury Rolls-Royce with his spoils for the Tottenham tussleCredit: INSTAGRAM@CONORBENNOFFICIAL<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conor Benn sitting in a car.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"INSTAGRAM@CONORBENNOFFICIAL\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/www-instagram-com-conorbennofficial-992332917.jpg\" data-caption=\"Benn is still cursing buying a used Roller, which ended up costing him \u00a350,000\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/www-instagram-com-conorbennofficial-992332917.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Benn is still cursing buying a used Roller, which ended up costing him \u00a350,000Credit: INSTAGRAM@CONORBENNOFFICIAL<\/p>\n<p>But he&#8217;s still wounded by the first luxury motor he bought with his earlier purses.<\/p>\n<p>Benn,\u00a0speaking to Reece Mennie on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d12cMfEQJFg&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">podcast<\/a>, explained all about his worst ever investment.<\/p>\n<p>He smiled as he said: \u201cMy Rolls-Royce! Not the one that I just bought, but the one before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s the worst investment I\u2019ve ever made and it hurt me. I had it for about three months and lost \u00a350,000 on it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don\u2019t buy a Rolls-Royce with a body count on it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benn and Eubank, 36, are contractually tied to a rematch with their Saudi sponsors booking the rerun for September 20.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, fight fans have the undisputed heavyweight decider at Wembley on July 19, when undefeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/oleksandr-usyk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleksandr Usyk<\/a> goes up against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/daniel-dubois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Dubois<\/a> for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>And Benn is backing the Ukraine genius to dominate the Brit powerhouse again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sun-bingo\/23376227\/welcome-offer-sun-vegas-bonus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET \u00a350 BONUS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ap_15-05_eubankvbenn_graphic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boxing match comparison graphic: Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn.  Stats include age, fights, wins, losses, knockouts, height, weight, reach, and nicknames.\" height=\"960\" width=\"894\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-34969789\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ap_15-05_eubankvbenn_graphic.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ap_15-05_eubankvbenn_graphic.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The super-welterweight said: \u201cI think Usyk beats every person on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you can\u2019t write fighters like Dubois or AJ off, they make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxing<\/a> exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Eubank Sr held my hand in hospital and told me I&#8217;m the superior fighter, says defeated Conor Benn<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kind of boxers that go down and get back up when you think it\u2019s lights out and pull it out of the bag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat makes boxing exciting, people love a bit of vulnerability and adversity in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Dubois is coming off a good run and he could knock him out, but it would have to be really early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can hurt Usyk of course, but Usyk is like a computer that downloads the data, processes it and does what he needs to do with it. I think he will be a lot more clued up this time with what to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benn and Dubois have their opponents and dates confirmed but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/tyson-fury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyson Fury<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/anthony-joshua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Joshua<\/a> are still messing around regarding their comebacks.<\/p>\n<p>The Iflord brawler predicts an all-English riot soon, though.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"article__quote\">\n<p>Don\u2019t buy a Rolls Royce with a body count on it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conor Benn<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe fight has got to happen,\u201d he said. &#8220;It can\u2019t not happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would seriously be so disrespectful to everybody if that fight did not happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c I don\u2019t really want to sit on the fence. I just think Fury\u2019s style could be all wrong for AJ, but then you can never write AJ off with the athleticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s now at a stage of who has got what left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would mean more to AJ, but I don\u2019t think you can ever write Fury off, but it depends on what Fury turns up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would probably have to put my money on Fury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Eubank Jr. boxing.\" height=\"827\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chris-eubank-jr-white-shorts-990151804.jpg\" data-caption=\"Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr will run back their instant classic in September\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chris-eubank-jr-white-shorts-990151804.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr will run back their instant classic in SeptemberCredit: Getty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CONOR BENN lost \u00a350,000 in three months on a dud Rolls-Royce. 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