Chris Eubank Jr fought tooth and nail with Conor Benn in April, but the Brighton boxer insists it wasn’t his toughest bout.The fierce rivals combined to land 582 punches between them in a brutal war of attrition that Eubank Jr won via unanimous decision after some shaky moments.Eubank Jr and Benn were battered and bruised after their 12-round war in AprilMark Robinson / Matchroom BoxingWhile Eubank Jr admits it was a ‘dogfight’, he believes his punishing points defeat to George Groves in 2018 was a harder night’s work.“I knew exactly where I was, I knew exactly what I was doing,” he told Sky Sports of his clash with Benn.“I was controlling that fight. It was tough for sure, but punishing, no. It was a dogfight.“I’ve had tougher fights. The George Groves fight, I’m fighting a guy who’s 20lbs heavier, can punch like mule, got cut. “That for me was a harder fight. I’ve had spars, they’re called doghouse spars, you just spar for as long as you can until somebody gives up. “There’s no rounds, there’s no breaks, you keep going until somebody quits. Those are tough. I’ve had a few tough ones.“I know what I’m capable of, I’ve been in those spots before. I don’t know if he ever has. He has now. “But in terms of experience when it comes to getting into those hairy situations, experience is on my side for sure.”What happened when Chris Eubank Jr fought George Groves?Eubank Jr met WBA super middleweight champion Groves in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament.It marked Eubank Jr’s first, and to date only, shot at a major world title.Eubank Jr was outclassed by Groves, who cruised to a unanimous decision winGETTY Groves, who knocked out Fedor Chudinov in 2017 to finally be crowned world champion at the fourth time of asking, proved too experienced for ‘Next Gen’.‘Saint George’ patiently picked apart Eubank Jr behind the jab, while the courageous challenger pressed forward with reckless abandon.The son of a legend landed multiple eye-catching shots throughout the fight, particularly with his leaping left hook and looping overhand right.But Groves did an excellent job of tying up his man and smothering his work.At times, Groves made Eubank Jr look like an amateur by evading his wild swings and punishing him with crisp counters.By the end of the domestic dust-up, Eubank Jr wore a crimson mask as blood poured down his face from a nasty gash above his right eye.Eubank Jr came up short and was unable to snatch Groves’ WBA world titleThe contest was no doubt competitive, but Groves’ cleaner work won him the fight.All three judges handed the champion a well-earned unanimous decision victory by margins of 117-112, 116-112, and 115-113.