Liam Smith: record, next fight and profile →
Kalle Sauerland, promoter of middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr, says his fighter is without question the biggest name at 160-pounds. Next Saturday night in Manchester, Eubank Jr. will collide in the ring with former junior middleweight champion Liam Smith.
DAZN have announced that it will broadcast the all-British dust up, Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith, Saturday, January 21st, from BOXXER in association with Wasserman Boxing, Live from AO Arena in Manchester. The event will be available to all DAZN subscribers in the US, Canada, DACH and Japan.
By Jake Donovan - Chris Eubank Jr. claims to have downgraded his preparation for his next fight. The second-generation boxer infamously stated that he was going to be at 60 percent for his planned but eventually canceled showdown with Conor Benn last October. Eubank managed to subsequently land a middleweight fight with former WBO 154-pound titlist Liam Smith, with training camp allegedly conducted at a casual pace.
Liam Smith says that Chris Eubank Jr does not rate among the best two fighters he has boxed and it is only money that has elevated their fight to pay-per-view status.
January fights usually mean a grim festive period for boxers, but Chris Eubank Jr insists that the threat posed by Liam Smith was not enough for him to put his celebrations on hold.
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.
Former world champion Liam Smith is less than a month away from his grudge match showdown with Chris Eubank Jr. The two British fighters will collide on January 21 at the AO Arena in Manchester, in a Sky Sports Box Office main event.
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.
Chris Eubank Jr. has no intention of hanging up the gloves anytime soon. The veteran British middleweight contender, who just turned 33, is approaching a period in which many boxers may experience a natural decline in their ability and start thinking about pursuing a less arduous career path. Not so with Eubank. The Brighton native is headed toward a 12-round middleweight bout with Liam Smith on Jan. 21 at AO Arena in Manchester.
Liam Smith ideally wanted his fight with Chris Eubank Jr. to be contested as close as possible to the junior middleweight limit. But the longtime 154-pound contender from Liverpool found out during negotiations it was never going to be realistic trying to extract that particular concession from Eubank.