Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith

Unleashed

Date	21 January 2023
Venue	Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer Chris Eubank Jr. Liam Smith Nickname "Next Gen" "Beefy" Hometown Hove, East Sussex Liverpool, Merseyside Pre-fight record 32–2 (23 KOs) 32–3–1 (19 KOs) Age 33 years, 4 months 34 years, 5 months Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) Weight 159 lb (72 kg) 159 lb (72 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBC/WBO No. 2 Ranked Middleweight WBA No. 5 Ranked Middleweight WBO No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight WBC No. 3 Ranked Light Middleweight WBA No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight IBF No. 5 Ranked Light Middleweight
Result
Smith wins via 4th-round TKO

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.

There wasn't any compelling build up to the fight. Both fighters were chasing different avenues and organically this fight was made Chris eubank JR was favourite to pick up the win and the build up very much played to that narrative. Liam smith though stayed mostly corduale throughout, began to show signs of frustration as the fight neared. Liam smith picked up a 4th round KO/TKO in what surprised many . Eubank JR seemed lethargic and laboured throughout the fight and many believed something was definitely not right. These assumptions were debunked by eubank jr. It was scratched up to a bad night at the office.

Initial fight

Smith won the bout via fourth round TKO.^[3][1][4]

Fight card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
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

Reference: ^[5]
^Note 1 For IBF European title

Rematch

Repeat or Revenge

Date	2 September 2023
Venue	Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer Liam Smith Chris Eubank Jr. Nickname "Beefy" "Next Gen" Hometown Liverpool, Merseyside Hove, East Sussex Pre-fight record 33–3–1 (20 KOs) 32–3 (23 KOs) Age 35 years, 1 month 33 years, 11 months Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight 160 lb (73 kg) 159.3 lb (72 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBO No. 2 Ranked Middleweight WBA No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight WBC No. 5 Ranked Middleweight WBO No. 11 Ranked Middleweight
Result
Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO

Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.^[6]

Rematch card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
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. "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.
5. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
6. 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.
7. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.