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Chris Eubank Jr makes brutal Liam Williams vow after fight date confirmed for bitter rivals

Chris Eubank Jr has vowed to take the 'personal fight' to Liam Williams next month - a boxer he 'genuinely doesn't like'.

The pair will settle their bitter rivalry in the ring in Cardiff on December 11.

Eubank Jr has stated that he found it 'hard to stay calm' after Williams made some scathing comments about the 32-year-old on social media.

For Eubank, the fight is very much personal and he wants make his Williams pay after the disrespect he feels he's been shown by his opponent.

He told Sky Sports: "This is a personal fight for me. Most of the time, boxing is just business. You get in there, you fight another man and you just want to win.

"With this guy here, I genuinely don't like the man, he's said a lot of disrespectful things about me over the last few months, and it's time to make him eat those words.

"I definitely can't repeat the things he's said on social media, but trust me it's very hard to stay calm with the things he's been saying. Now I have a good opportunity to go into that ring and make him pay."

Eubank Jr accepted to fight in Williams' hometown of Cardiff - relishing the opportunity to do battle in an hostile environment.

Williams said: "I fully believe I'm going to beat him and I think I'm going to knock him out as well..

"It's just one of those fights, very intriguing, and I can't walk down the street without people saying to me, 'When are you going to fight Eubank?'

"For me, it would be good to fight him and put it behind me. I'm fed up of talking about him. I just want to punch his face in. He's an arrogant character.

"I don't like the way he makes out he's here and everyone else is there. He's been saying these mad things for so long and I just think he needs bringing down a peg or two."

This will be Williams' first fight after his loss to impressive American Demetrius Andrade - who could be in line for a fight with Canelo Avarez.

Eubank Jr meanwhile, fought just last month - defeating German Wanik Awdijan in five rounds.

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