The Benn family has a busy month of boxing coming up, and Conor Benn took care of business on his side of the street as his father prepares to return to ring more than 23 years since he last stepped into one.

Benn (16-0, 11 KOs), the 23-year-old son of two-division champion Nigel Benn, tattooed Steve Jamoye (26-8-2, 5 KOs) to score an explosive fourth round knockout Saturday as part of the undercard of the super lightweight unification bout between Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis at the O2 Arena in London.

Benn outboxed Jamoye through the first three rounds, but in the fourth, he was deducted a point for a low blow. The infraction evidently fired up Benn, who immediately stepped forward and unloaded a barrage of blows on Jamoye, who stood upright with his hands up and took the shots. Benn began teeing off, and a big right hand to Jamoye’s jaw started the sequence and eventual demise. Benn followed it up with one more right, and another for good measure, as Jamoye collapsed face first. Referee Steve Gregg stopped the action at the 2:18 marker of the round.

“I think I boxed alright. I picked and placed my shots. I wanted to get him in the body. I knew he couldn’t deal with my power,” said Benn. “My confidence is back.”

Benn was coming off a June disposal of Jussi Koivula, where he dropped Koivula twice and stopped his foe in the second stanza.

“He’s improving so much, He’s going to be a great fighter,” said Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn. “You see so much of Nigel Benn in this kid. 2020 is going to be a massive year. He’s living the life of a fighter.” 

The baton will now be passed to 55-year-old Nigel Benn, who’s looking to further build on the family’s lineage in the sport that he first started. He will return to the ring more than 23 years after retiring when he takes on Sakio Bika on Nov. 23. Nigel Benn amassed a 42-5-1 record with 35 KOs over his nine year career and was a champion at both middleweight and super middleweight. 

Conor was 42 days old when his dad last boxed, but now, he’ll have the rare opportunity of being an active fighter watching his dad’s fight.

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011. He has written for the likes of the Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com and currently does TV commentary for combat sports programming that airs on Fox Sports. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk.akopyan@gmail.com.