Liam Smith: record, next fight and profile →
HAMZAH SHEERAZ IS hoping that, should he overcome Liam Williams in his biggest fight to date at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday, the marquee middleweight names on the British scene will accept an invitation to take him on.
Liam Smith has disappointing personal knowledge of how difficult it can be to deal with Jaime Munguia’s unusual offensive output. Mexico’s Munguia overwhelmed Smith, dropped the former WBO junior middleweight champion in the sixth round and
By Keith Idec - Robeisy Ramirez’s optional opponent stood 6-foot-1, highly unusual for featherweights. Rafael Espinoza still wasn’t supposed to be this tall of an order for the heavily favored former WBO 126-pound champion December 9. It was evident early in their 12-round title fight, though, that the relentless Espinoza posed problems for Ramirez that the Cuban southpaw didn’t anticipate in what emerged as BoxingScene.com’s 2023 “Upset of the Year.”
It has been a rollercoaster year for former WBO junior middleweight champion, Liam Smith. Smith started the year in sensational fashion, stopping Chris Eubank Jnr in four rounds on Sky Sports Box Office and finally receiving the widespread acclaim that evaded him throughout an exciting, no-nonsense career. Eight months later, an under par Smith turned in an insipid performance and lost the rematch with Eubank Jnr by tenth round stoppage.
Liam Smith is itching to get back in the ring against Chris Eubank Jr. In January, Liverpool’s Smith upset Brighton’s Eubank with a fourth-round knockout in their scheduled 12-round middleweight bout at AO Arena in Manchester, England.
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. has given Liam Smith high praise for taking punishment until their rematch was stopped in the tenth round.
Chris Eubank Jr. apparently isn’t too concerned about getting his kudos from Liam Smith. Eubank gained sweet revenge earlier this month when he stopped Smith in 10 rounds during their middleweight bout at AO Arena in Manchester, England. Eubank was stopped in four rounds in the same venue by Smith in January in what was the most humiliating moment of his professional career.
Brian "Bomac" McIntyre didn’t exactly impart anything too revelatory for his latest client, Chris Eubank Jr., ahead of his grudge match with Liam Smith. The veteran trainer from Omaha, Nebraska, best known for guiding undisputed welterweight champion Terence
Trainer Joe McNally contends Liam Smith was coerced into fighting Chris Eubank Jr. on a date that was clearly disadvantageous to his client. Last Saturday night in Manchester, England, Eubank stopped Smith in 10 dominant rounds in their middleweight rematch to turn back the result of their first meeting, in January, when Smith, in a huge upset, stopped Eubank in four rounds.
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. was not paying attention to a lot of the critical comments in the aftermath of his knockout loss to Liam Smith. In January, observers were stunned when Smith knocked Eubank out in only four rounds.