Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith
| Date | 21 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Smith wins via 4th-round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Eubank Jr. vs Liam Smith, was a series of two professional boxing matches contested between former IBO super-middleweight and WBA interim middleweight champion, Chris Eubank Jr., and former WBO light-middleweight champion, Liam Smith. The first bout was billed as Unleashed, and the second bout was billed as Repeat or Revenge[1][2]
The bouts both took place in the Manchester Arena.
There wasn't any compelling build up to the fight. Both fighters were chasing different avenues and once this fight was made Chris Eubank Jr. was favourite to pick up the win with the build up very much playing to this narrative. Liam Smith stayed mostly cordial throughout but began to show signs of frustration as the fight neared. Liam smith picked up a 4th round TKO victory in what surprised many . Eubank Jr. seemed lethargic and laboured throughout the fight and many believed something not right. These assumptions were debunked by eubank jr. It was scratched up to a bad night at the office.
Initial fight
Smith won the bout via fourth round TKO.[3][1][4]
Fight card
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Middleweight | Liam Smith | def. | Chris Eubank Jr. | TKO | 4/12 | 1:09 | |
| Cruiserweight | Richard Riakporhe | def. | Krzysztof Głowacki | TKO | 4/12 | 2:44 | |
| Welterweight | Ekow Essuman | def. | Chris Kongo | MD | 12 | Note 1 | |
| Heavyweight | Joseph Parker | def. | Jack Massey | UD | 10 | ||
| Heavyweight | Frazer Clarke | def. | Kevin Nicolas Espindola | RTD | 4/6 | 3:00 | |
| Cruiserweight | Scott Forrest | def. | Amine Boucetta | PTS | 6 | ||
| Heavyweight | Matty Harris | def. | Jiri Surmaj | TKO | 1/6 | 1:14 | |
| Lightweight | Frankie Stringer | def. | Cristian Narvaez | PTS | 4 |
Reference: [5]
^Note 1 For IBF European title
Rematch
| Date | 2 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.[6]
Rematch card
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Middleweight | Chris Eubank Jr. | def. | Liam Smith | TKO | 10 (12) | 1:45 | |
| Super Middleweight | Jack Cullen | def. | Mark Heffron | TKO | 3 (12) | 2:43 | Note 2 |
| Super lightweight | Adam Azim | def. | Aram Faniian | UD | 10 | ||
| Heavyweight | Frazer Clarke | def. | David Allen | RTD | 6 (10) | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Florian Marku | def. | Dylan Moran | TKO | 1 (10) | 0:54 | |
| Cruiserweight | Mikaela Mayer | def. | Silvia Bortot | PTS | 10 | ||
| Welterweight | Lauren Price | def. | Lolita Muzeya | TKO | 6 (8) | 0:24 | |
| Lightweight | Frankie Stringer | def. | Engel Gomez | PTS | 4 |
Reference: [7]
^Note 2 For British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles
References
- ^ a b "Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester". Sky Sports.
- ^ Staff, BoxingScene (21 January 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ "'Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
- ^ February 2023, Kerr Ferguson on 9th (9 February 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr-Liam Smith PPV Numbers Revealed: 'It Exceeded All Expectations'". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
- ^ Temple, Cameron (9 February 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr knocks out Liam Smith and floors him with brutal uppercut, but Tony Bellew suggests Smith suffered ankle injury midway through fight". talksport.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.