Chris Eubank and Liam Smith headline an exciting Boxxer promotion at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday night, with two former world champions going head to head.
Smith has stepped up from light-middleweight to middleweight for the contest and Eubank has returned to his most comfortable weight having dropped to 157lbs for his cancelled fight against Conor Benn in October. Eubank remains highly rated within the middleweight division and could face a fight later this year against Billy Joe Saunders.
There was controversy at Thursday's press conference, with both fighters escalating into trading insults being traded before personal lives being discussed on stage. This prompted Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom to apologise for the scenes, taking attention away from what is a well matched fight.
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The card has quality throughout, with former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker taking on local former IBO cruiserweight world champion Jack Massey with Richard Riakporhe vs Krysztof Glowacki and Ekow Essuman vs Chris Kongo also featuring.
When is Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith?
The fight takes place on Saturday, January 21 at the AO Arena in Manchester with the main event ring-walks expected to take place at 10pm subject to the undercard fights.
How to watch Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith
The fight will be available on Sky Sports Box Office for £19.95 with the event available for streaming on mobile devices via the Sky Sports Box Office App.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith undercard
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Subject to change
- Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith
- Ekow Essuman vs Chris Kongo
- Frazer Clarke vs Kevin Espindola
- Joseph Parker vs Jack Massey
- Richard Riakporhe vs Krzysztof Glowacki
- Scott Forrest vs Amine Boucetta
- Matty Harris vs Jiri Surmaj
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