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
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| Date | 21 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liam Smith wins via 4th-round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight 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 Glowacki |
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. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Amine Boucetta |
PTS | 6 | ||
| Heavyweight | Matty Harris |
def. |  Jiri Surmaj |
TKO | 1/6 | 1:14 | |
| Lightweight | Frankie Stringer |
def. |  Cristian Narvaez |
PTS | 4 | ||
Rematch
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| Date | 2 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rematch card
| Weight 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
- 1 2 "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
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