Conor Benn vs Chris Algieri LIVE: Result and latest updates and reaction

Follow all the fallout from an evening of fights at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena

Conor Benn for Reebok

Conor Benn secured a statement knockout win over Chris Algieri on Saturday night, finishing the American late in the fourth round to retain his WBA Continental welterweight title.

The victory in Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena also saw 25-year-old Benn, son of boxing icon Nigel, extend his unbeaten run to 20-0 (13 KOs). Algieri, a former WBO junior welterweight champion, returned to the ring in August after two years out, and the 37-year-old looked somewhat tentative on Saturday night despite staying light on his feet throughout. Although the American raced to the centre of the ring at the start of the main event, which followed Katie Taylor’s points win against Firuza Sharipova, he was soon backed up by Benn.

The Briton quickly established what would be his predominant tactic, firing off hooks to the body. In the end, however, it would be a one-two to the jaw that sent Algieri lolloping to the canvas with two seconds left in the fourth round. “I silenced all the doubters,” Benn said after the fight. “‘The next fight is going to be a test?’ They’re not tests. Nobody has done that to Algieri. What more do I have to do? I’m a top, world-level athlete. I didn’t expect nothing else. 2022, listen, [Amir] Khan or [Kell] Brook. Business is business, I’ll have the winner. We’ll fight [Adrien] Broner in America. If he don’t want it, I fancy [Yordenis] Ugas.”

Re-live updates from Benn vs Algieri and the entire undercard, below.

Benn vs Algieri

• Conor Benn (19-0) defends his WBA Continental welterweight title against former light welterweight world champion Chris Algieri (25-3)
• Benn is fresh off a points win over Adrian Granados and could fight Adrien Broner next if victorious in Liverpool
• Algieri, who has lost to Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Errol Spence Jr, beat Mikkel LesPierre in August after two years out of the ring
• Eddie Hearn: Benn set for Broner fight if victorious over Algieri
• Undercard: Agyarko TKO9 Larios Jr
• Undercard: McGrail TKO2 Gomez
• Undercard: Cordina UD Khatchatryan
• Undercard: Davies Jr TKO2 Lundy
• CO-MAIN EVENT: Taylor UD Sharipova

[11 December 2021 17:56 · Jack Rathborn]

Full card

Conor Benn vs Chris Algieri

Katie Taylor vs Firuza Sharipova

Robbie Davies Jr vs Henry Lundy

Caoimhin Agyarko vs Noe Larios Jr

Joe Cordina vs Miko Khatchatryan

Joe McGrail vs Francisco Rodriguez

Callum French vs Rustem Fatkhullin

Jordan Gill vs Alan Isaias Luques Castillo

Paddy Lacey vs Vasif Mamedov