Fight Name: | Unleashed |
Fight Date: | 21 January 2023 |
Location: | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK |
Fighter1: | Chris Eubank Jr. |
Nickname1: | "Next Gen" |
Hometown1: | Hove, East Sussex |
Record1: | 32–2 (23 KOs) |
Height1: | 5 ft 11 in |
Weight1: | 159 lb |
Style1: | Orthodox |
Recognition1: | WBC/WBO No. 2 Ranked Middleweight WBA No. 5 Ranked Middleweight |
Fighter2: | Liam Smith |
Nickname2: | "Beefy" |
Hometown2: | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Record2: | 32–3–1 (19 KOs) |
Height2: | 5 ft 9+1/2 in |
Weight2: | 159 lb |
Style2: | Orthodox |
Recognition2: | WBO No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight WBC No. 3 Ranked Light Middleweight WBA No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight IBF No. 5 Ranked Light Middleweight |
Result: | 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 organically this fight was made Chris eubank JR was favourite to pick up the win and the build up very much played to that narrative. Liam smith though stayed mostly corduale throughout, began to show signs of frustration as the fight neared. Liam smith picked up a 4th round KO/TKO in what surprised many .Eubank JR seemed lethargic and laboured throughout the fight and many believed something was definitely not right. These assumptions were debunked by eubank jr. It was scratched up to a bad night at the office.
Smith won the bout via fourth round TKO.[3] [1] [4]
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 | ||
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 | ||
Fight Name: | Repeat or Revenge |
Fight Date: | 2 September 2023 |
Location: | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK |
Fighter1: | Liam Smith |
Nickname1: | "Beefy" |
Hometown1: | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Record1: | 33–3–1 (20 KOs) |
Height1: | 5 ft 9+1/2 in |
Weight1: | 160 lb |
Style1: | Orthodox |
Recognition1: | WBO No. 2 Ranked Middleweight WBA No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight |
Fighter2: | Chris Eubank Jr. |
Nickname2: | "Next Gen" |
Hometown2: | Hove, East Sussex |
Record2: | 32–3 (23 KOs) |
Height2: | 5 ft 11 in |
Weight2: | 159.3 lb |
Style2: | Orthodox |
Recognition2: | WBC No. 5 Ranked Middleweight WBO No. 11 Ranked Middleweight |
Result: | Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO |
Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.[6]
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 | |
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 | ||