Gennady Golovkin: record, next fight and profile →
If Chris Eubank Jr. wants his rematch next, Liam Smith acknowledged that he’ll have no choice but to honor that contractual clause. If not, Smith pointed out during his post-fight press conference late Saturday night that he’ll have plenty of other
Former four division champion Roy Jones Jr. views Liam Smith as a bigger threat than Conor Benn. Chris Eubank Jr, who is trained by Jones, was scheduled to face Benn last year in a catch-weight fight. The event was canceled when Benn tested positive for a banned substance.
Not even Chris Eubank Jr.’s trainer is giving Liam Smith much of a chance. Roy Jones Jr., the Hall of Fame fighter and trainer of Eubank, has been preparing his charge to take on former 154-pounder Liam Smith in a 12-round middleweight bout Jan. 21 at AO Arena in Manchester, England. The bout came together after Eubank’s scheduled 157-pound catchweight matchup with welterweight Conor Benn was derailed after Benn tested positive for a banned substance.
Promoter Tom Loeffler, who works with IBF, IBO, WBA middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin, says a showdown with Chris Eubank Jr. is an interesting option for the future.
Although he’s won and lost some big fights, for Julian Williams, the biggest battle has always been the scales. Since turning pro in 2010, the Philadelphia native drained himself to make the 154-pound junior middleweight limit. At the peak of his powers, Williams emerged as the man to beat following his lopsided victory over former unified champion, Jarrett Hurd.
Fear once reverberated through the middleweight division the moment Gennadiy Golovkin’s name was ultimately mentioned. Of course, having built his name and legacy off the backs of his concussed opponents, Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) has forged a Hall of Fame level career.
Middleweight contender Michael Zerafa believes that he's the “biggest payday” for IBF, WBA, IBO world champion Gennadiy Golovkin. Zerafa has been targeting a fight with Golovkin since last year, but he's also willing to fight WBA "regular" champion Erislandy Lara and WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly.
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. is mapping out a hitlist for 2023, as he prepares to step into the ring in a few weeks. Eubank Jr. will fight former world champion Liam Smith on January 21 at the AO Arena in Manchester, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
At 47 years old, and ranked at third in WBA's middleweight rankings, former two-time world champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is certain that in 2023 he will get a new opportunity to fight for a world title and he aims to challenge Gennady Golovkin - even if his life is at risk.
The image of a lean but gaunt Chris Eubank Jr was seen far and wide after he ‘made weight’ for his aborted fight with Conor Benn in October. The contest fell through after Benn tested positive twice for banned substances and the British Boxing Board of Control nixed the contest at the 11th hour.