Liam Smith: record, next fight and profile →
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. believes that he will batter upcoming opponent, former world champion Liam Smith, when they collide on January 21 at the AO Arena in Manchester.
Liam Smith is licking his chops at the way Chris Eubank Jr. has been performing inside the ring lately. The longtime 154-pound contender will take on Eubank Jr. in a middleweight bout Jan. 21 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. The announcement comes more than a month after Eubank’s scheduled 157-pound catchweight fight with Conor Benn was cancelled upon the revelation that Benn had tested positive for a banned substance. Benn is currently being investigated by the British Boxing Board of Control and UK-Anti Doping.
Eubank Jr, Smith Press Conference Photos Gallery - Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith is officially on! Two of Britain’s best boxers collide on Saturday, January 21st at the AO Arena in Manchester. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
Former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith is convinced that he will come away with a big win when he faces middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith is officially on! Get ready for the ultimate New Year’s bash as two of Britain’s best boxers collide on Saturday, January 21st at the AO Arena in Manchester.
BOXXER CEO Ben Shalom indicates that a finalized deal is within reach for a middleweight showdown between Chris Eubank Jr. and Liam Smith. Last month, Eubank Jr. was scheduled to face Conor Benn in catch-weight showdown. Days before the event was set to occur, it was revealed that Benn had tested positive for a banned substance. The entire card was eventually canceled, after the British Boxing Board of Control removed their sanction of the fight.
Roy Jones Jr. is back in the corner of his high profile charge. The Hall of Fame boxer has trained British middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. for the last few fights, but he stepped away from head trainer duties ahead of Eubank’s snake-bitten 157-pound catchweight fight with Conor Benn that was
Talks are currently taking place for a year-end clash between Chris Eubank Jr. and Liam Smith, according to The Daily Star. If a deal is reached, the fight would land on December 17th.
Former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith is looking for the biggest fight possible, according to his promoter Ben Shalom of BOXXER.
Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith got a 4th round knockout of Hassan Mwakinyo in his return to home city of Liverpool, but it was not the perfect homecoming with the fight ending in confusion and controversy.