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Chris Eubank Jr bids for revenge against Liam Smith tonight, as the Britons square off in a middleweight rematch.
Eubank Jr and Smith return to the AO Arena in Manchester, the very venue where Smith, 35, stopped the 33-year-old in January. The Liverpudlian dropped Eubank Jr twice in the fourth round, before referee Victor Loughlin waved off the fight.
Eubank Jr has criticised Loughlin over the stoppage, and he has also claimed that Smith landed an illegal elbow in the finishing sequence. Either way, the divisive boxer will get a chance to put things right – in his eyes – in this evening’s rematch.
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Chris Eubank Jr stops Liam Smith in Round 10
The finish officially came at 1:45 in Round 10.
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:57
Chris Eubank Jr stops Liam Smith in Round 10
Eubank Jr: “I wanna fight GGG. I don’t know where you are, Gennady [Golovkin], but wherever you are, you’ve been holding onto those belts too long. I wanna take one.”
Smith says he was too flat tonight, and that he rolled his ankle early in the fight.
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:51
Chris Eubank Jr stops Liam Smith in Round 10
Eubak Jr: “I’m not a bad guy. I know I got booed when I came in here, there’s a few cheers now – which I appreciate. I’m turning a few people around.”
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:50
Chris Eubank Jr stops Liam Smith in Round 10
Eubank Jr: “It had to be [revenge], I had no other choice. There are too many other big fights out there for me that the fans wanna see me in – and that I wanna be involved in.
“Liam is a warrior, I respect him and his whole team, his family – his brothers. He fought until the last second. Big up to Liam and his team.
“What happened tonight was supposed to happen in January, but it wasn’t my night.
“I’m coming for you Conor [Benn], I’m coming for you Kell [Brook, who is ringside].”
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:49
Chris Eubank Jr stops Liam Smith in Round 10
Smith applauds Eubank Jr, and the opponents shake hands.
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:45
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Round 10
Smith beats the referee’s count, letting out a deep breath as he does so.
Eubank Jr is going for the finish once more... he’s unloading offence, with Smith backed up to the ropes...
AND IT’S WAVED OFF! REDEMPTION FOR EUBANK JR!
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:41
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Round 10
Three rounds to go.
OH! A left hand lands for Eubank Jr, and Smith wobbles away! The Liverpudlian is bleeding around his right eye.
Eubank Jr with two hard, hard jabs. He now goes to the body, then lands a left hook upstairs, and down goes Smith!!!
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:40
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Round 9
Smith looks rather despondent in his corner ahead of the ninth frame.
Good right cross from him, though!
But Eubank Jr comes right back with a flurry!
Eubank Jr with a cross then a power jab, good stuff. He curls a right hook into the mid-section of Smith.
Grazing right cross from Eubank Jr as he steps into range. Sharp one-two now!
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:38
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Round 8
Decent left hook by Smith. Eubank Jr tries to put him on the back foot.
Simultaneous jabs land for the Britons. Eubank Jr with another jab, then a glancing right cross as he steps in.
Uppercut attempt by Eubank Jr now, partially blocked. A hammer of a left hook to the body by Eubank Jr.
A fair amount of grappling ensues. Eubank Jr with a right hook off the break. A right cross this time, and Smith stumbles backwards.
Alex Pattle2 September 2023 23:34