Chris Eubank Jr outclassed Liam Smith in Manchester, knocking down his opponent twice before the referee stopped the fight
Chris Eubank Jr overwhelmed Liam Smith, knocking down his bitter rival twice before the fight was waved over mercifully in the tenth round in Manchester on Saturdaylast night, as he avenged the humiliating defeat he had suffered early this year.
The two middleweights had shed most of the rancour that shadowed their previous contest but there was still a fraught atmosphere when the opening bell rang – with the crowd at a crammed AO Arena roaring support for Smith and disdain for Eubank Jr. The pantomime villain of British boxing was understandably cautious at the outset and both fighters were urged by the referee, Kevin Harper, to refrain from excessive grappling in a messy first round.
He retained the initiative when they came out for the third, looking more confident and busier than a strangely lethargic Smith. Eubank Jr forced his rival to cover up behind his high guard as he threw a series of blurring combinations. He again landed at the close of the round and his new American trainer, Brian McIntyre, who is usually in the corner of Terence Crawford, the best boxer in the world right now, crooned “beautiful … beautiful”.
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