Chris Eubank Jr takes on Liam Smith in Manchester on Saturday night, with two former world champions facing each other in a well matched contest.
Eubank Jr and Smith will be hoping that their press conference clash on Thursday will not distract from the task at hand, with both fighters apologising on Friday after they taunted each other about their personal lives. There is serious business to be done, with Smith stepping up to face Eubank at middleweight having won his world title at light-middleweight.
Smith last fought in September, beating Hassan Mwakinyo at the Echo Arena in Liverpool while Eubank last fought in May 2022 before his October fight against Conor Benn was cancelled. Both will have their sights set on a second big fight in 2023, with Billy Joe Saunders touted as a potential opponent for Eubank by Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom.
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The card has quality throughout, with Richard Riakporhe vs Krysztof Glowacki and Ekow Essuman vs Chris Kongo also featuring on a card which sees former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker taking on local former IBO cruiserweight world champion Jack Massey. Shalom has talked up the fight as expected this week and has acclaimed Smith as a better fighter than Eubank's last proposed opponent Benn.
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.
You can purchase the fight here.
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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