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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith

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]

Unleashed
Date21 January 2023
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Chris Eubank Jr. United Kingdom Liam Smith
Nickname "Next Gen" "Beefy"
Hometown Hove, East Sussex Liverpool, Merseyside
Pre-fight record 32–2 (23 KOs) 32–3–1 (19 KOs)
Age 33 years, 4 months 34 years, 5 months
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg) 159 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC/WBO
No. 2 Ranked Middleweight
WBA
No. 5 Ranked Middleweight		 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

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.

Initial fight

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Smith won the bout via fourth round TKO.[3][1][4]

Fight card

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Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
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

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Repeat or Revenge
 
Date2 September 2023
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer   Liam Smith   Chris Eubank Jr.
Nickname "Beefy" "Next Gen"
Hometown Liverpool, Merseyside Hove, East Sussex
Pre-fight record 33–3–1 (20 KOs) 32–3 (23 KOs)
Age 35 years, 1 month 33 years, 11 months
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg) 159.3 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBO
No. 2 Ranked Middleweight
WBA
No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight		 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]

Rematch card

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Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
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

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  1. ^ a b "Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ Staff, BoxingScene (21 January 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard". BoxingScene.com.
  3. ^ "'Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
 

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