Chris Eubank Jr. vs Liam Smith, was a series of two professional boxing matches contested between former IBO super-middleweight and WBA interim middleweight champion, Chris Eubank Jr., and former WBO light-middleweight champion, Liam Smith. The first bout was billed as Unleashed, and the second bout was billed as Repeat or Revenge[1][2]
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Date | 21 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith wins via 4th-round TKO |
The bouts both took place in the Manchester Arena.
Background
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Initial fight
editSmith won the bout via fourth round TKO.[3][1][4]
Fight card
editWeight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Middleweight | Liam Smith | def. | Chris Eubank Jr. | TKO | 4/12 | 1:09 | |
Cruiserweight | Richard Riakporhe | def. | Krzysztof Głowacki | TKO | 4/12 | 2:44 | |
Welterweight | Ekow Essuman | def. | Chris Kongo | MD | 12 | Note 1 | |
Heavyweight | Joseph Parker | def. | Jack Massey | UD | 10 | ||
Heavyweight | Frazer Clarke | def. | Kevin Nicolas Espindola | RTD | 4/6 | 3:00 | |
Cruiserweight | Scott Forrest | def. | Amine Boucetta | PTS | 6 | ||
Heavyweight | Matty Harris | def. | Jiri Surmaj | TKO | 1/6 | 1:14 | |
Lightweight | Frankie Stringer | def. | Cristian Narvaez | PTS | 4 |
Rematch
editDate | 2 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO |
Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.[6]
Rematch card
editWeight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Middleweight | Chris Eubank Jr. | def. | Liam Smith | TKO | 10 (12) | 1:45 | |
Super Middleweight | Jack Cullen | def. | Mark Heffron | TKO | 3 (12) | 2:43 | Note 2 |
Super lightweight | Adam Azim | def. | Aram Faniian | UD | 10 | ||
Heavyweight | Frazer Clarke | def. | David Allen | RTD | 6 (10) | 3:00 | |
Welterweight | Florian Marku | def. | Dylan Moran | TKO | 1 (10) | 0:54 | |
Cruiserweight | Mikaela Mayer | def. | Silvia Bortot | PTS | 10 | ||
Welterweight | Lauren Price | def. | Lolita Muzeya | TKO | 6 (8) | 0:24 | |
Lightweight | Frankie Stringer | def. | Engel Gomez | PTS | 4 |
Reference: [7]
^Note 2 For British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles
References
edit- ^ a b "Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester". Sky Sports.
- ^ Staff, BoxingScene (21 January 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ "'Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
- ^ February 2023, Kerr Ferguson on 9th (9 February 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr-Liam Smith PPV Numbers Revealed: 'It Exceeded All Expectations'". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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- ^ Temple, Cameron (9 February 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr knocks out Liam Smith and floors him with brutal uppercut, but Tony Bellew suggests Smith suffered ankle injury midway through fight". talksport.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.