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]

The bouts both took place in the Manchester Arena. Smith won the first bout via fourth round TKO and Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.[3][1][4][5]

Background

Initial fight

Fight card

Unleashed
Date21 January 2023
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Chris Eubank Jr. Liam Smith
Nickname Next Gen Beefy
Hometown Hove, England Liverpool, England
Pre-fight record 32–2 (23 KOs) 32–3–1 (19 KOs)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 9+12 in (177 cm)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition Former IBO super-middleweight and WBA interim middleweight champion Former WBO light-middleweight champion
Result
Liam Smith wins via 4th-round TKO
Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight United Kingdom Liam Smith def. United Kingdom Chris Eubank Jr. TKO 4/12 1:09
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Richard Riakporhe def. Poland Krzysztof Glowacki TKO 4/12 2:44
Welterweight United Kingdom Ekow Essuman def. United Kingdom Chris Kongo MD 12 Note 1
Heavyweight New Zealand Joseph Parker def. United Kingdom Jack Massey UD 10
Heavyweight United Kingdom Frazer Clarke def. Argentina Kevin Nicolas Espindola RTD 4/6 3:00
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Scott Forrest def. Belgium Amine Boucetta PTS 6
Heavyweight United Kingdom Matty Harris def. Czech Republic Jiri Surmaj TKO 1/6 1:14
Lightweight United Kingdom Frankie Stringer def. Nicaragua Cristian Narvaez PTS 4

Reference: [6]
^Note 1 For IBF European title

Rematch

Repeat or Revenge
Date2 September 2023
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Chris Eubank Jr. Liam Smith
Nickname Next Gen Beefy
Hometown Hove, England Liverpool, England
Pre-fight record 32–3 (23 KOs) 33–3–1 (19 KOs)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 9+12 in (177 cm)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition Former IBO super-middleweight and WBA interim middleweight champion Former WBO light-middleweight champion
Result
Chris Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO

Rematch card

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight United KingdomChris Eubank Jr. def. United KingdomLiam Smith TKO 10 (12) 1:45
Super Middleweight United Kingdom Jack Cullen def. United Kingdom Mark Heffron TKO 3 (12) 2:43 Note 2
Super lightweight United Kingdom Adam Azim def. Ukraine Aram Faniian UD 10
Heavyweight United Kingdom Frazer Clarke def. United Kingdom David Allen RTD 6 (10) 3:00
Welterweight Albania Florian Marku def. Republic of Ireland Dylan Moran TKO 1 (10) 0:54
Cruiserweight United States Mikaela Mayer def. Italy Silvia Bortot PTS 10
Welterweight United Kingdom Lauren Price def. Zambia Lolita Muzeya TKO 6 (8) 0:24
Lightweight United Kingdom Frankie Stringer def. Nicaragua Engel Gomez PTS 4

Reference: [7]
^Note 2 For British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles

References

  1. 1 2 "Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester". Sky Sports.
  2. Staff, BoxingScene (21 January 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard". BoxingScene.com.
  3. "'Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
  4. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. 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.
  6. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
  7. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.


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