CONOR BENN won a frustrating 10 rounds but was still a valuable player in his fledgling career. He also beat Adrian Granados by a score of points.
The 24-year-old is on the rise and put on a masterclass in jabbing to beat Sebastian Formella in November. He also blitzed Samuel Vargas in just one round in April.
He was caught in between the two performances of Josh Warrington's Leeds Undercard. He chased and scythed at a respected 32-year old American before winning a unanimous verdict.
Granados had lost eight times in the previous eight visits to Headingley. However, Danny Garcia was able to stop Granados once and Benn's perseverance earned him fair scores of 100-9, 99-91, and 97-93.
Benn, now 19-0, is the son of Nigel Ring Legend. He admitted that it was frustrating because he wanted to fight great for the fans.
They looked ready to fight when they met in neutral territory during their introductions.
Benn continued his warm up by jumping into the Leeds air. Granados was there to greet him when he landed.
Before he could officially start things, the referee noticed that there was a simmering stare-down.
Granados ran around the ring's edge for the majority of the opener. When he felt his chin touched by one of his right hands, he laughed it off to the crowd.
Benn was too eager for the Yorkshire crowd to be happy and wasted some wild shots in the night air.
Although the Essex ace tattoo artist got his jab moving better in the second, Granados' brief trip to the deck was rightly ruled a slip.
Benn began the third badly, failing so badly with a shot that it caused him to do a complete 360-degree spin in the air as if he were a ballerina.
He did a better job, cutting down the ring with more purpose and clipping Granados to the ropes.
Grandaos seemed more animated at the halfway point. He was throwing more shots and fighting in his pocket, possibly in the hope that Benn was losing strength after so many early bombs.
Benn was shownboating in the seventh, when Granados smiled at a few of his awkward right hands into the crowd.
Grandados's excellent defense in round eight silenced the raucous Leeds crowd that had been filling the town centre with Warrington songs since opening time.
Round ten seemed to be the most difficult, but Granados suddenly mimed as a matador, and Benn ran him like a raging bull.
After a few shots, the Brit asked him to stop and settle the matter. However, the bell rang to end his latest step in his education.
