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Liam Smith, Chris Eubank Jr. Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Fight week is here for the anticipated middleweight rematch between bitter rivals Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
Promoter Ben Shalom of Boxxer is expecting more fireworks in Saturday's rematch between Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. They initially met back in January, with Smith pulling off the big upset by knocking Eubank out in the fourth round.
Roy Jones Jr. - former head trainer of middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. - believes his former charge was severely weight drained for the canceled fight with Conor Benn.
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is backing Liam Smith to come out victorious in his rematch with Chris Eubank Jr. Back in January, Smith pulled off a dramatic upset when he knocked out Eubank in four rounds.
Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton - For the IBO light heavyweight title, Lyndon Arthur (23-1, 16 KOs) had to overcome some very tough moments to score a dramatic knockout of Braian Suarez (18-2, 17 KOs) in the tenth round.
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is still backing Oleksandr Usyk to become undisputed in the heavyweight division. In the final fight of his career, Bellew was knocked out by Usyk in 2019.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. - the former head trainer of Chris Eubank Jr. - gave his take on his former charge's upcoming rematch with Liam Smith. Back in January, Jones was in Eubank's corner when he was knocked out in four rounds by Smith in a big upset.
The comeback of former two division champion Billy Joe Saunders has continued to play out. Saunders, 34-years-old, has been out of the ring for over two years. His last fight came in May of 2021, when he suffered the first defeat of his career - a stoppage loss at the hands of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in their super middleweight unification clash.
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. believes the win by Liam Smith in their initial encounter was a "miracle." Back in January, Smith, a former WBO junior middleweight champion, moved up in weight and dramatically knocked Eubank out in the fourth round.
IBF welterweight champion Natasha Jonas has embraced the possibility of defending her title against former beltholder Mikaela Mayer. Mayer was a unified champion at super featherweight, but lost her titles in a unification clash with Alycia Baumgardner in 2022.