Billy Joe Saunders has caught the boot in on Chris Eubank Jr following his loss to Liam Smith final night time, taking to social media to poke enjoyable at Eubank’s claims he would solely should be at 50% to ‘cook dinner’ the Liverpudlian.
Saunders and Eubank have by no means received on since their 2014 British middleweight title combat, and the previous two weight world champion wasted no time in hopping on Instagram to rub some salt in ‘Subsequent Gen’s wounds after he was stopped by Smith.
Billy Joe Saunders reacts to Liam Smith knocking out Chris Eubank Jr… pic.twitter.com/dimBekpb9E
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) January 21, 2023
Billy Joe Saunders persevering with to taunt Chris Eubank Jr on Instagram after his knockout defeat to Liam Smith… pic.twitter.com/sa44EnXOb3
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) January 22, 2023
The fourth spherical KO was the primary time Eubank has tasted defeat inside the gap, and despatched the bought out Manchester Area right into a state of bedlam
After a considerably tentative opening two rounds, Eubank loved a stable third, touchdown a number of clear uppercuts on Smith whose coach, Joe McNally, later admitted had involved him on the time
The scripted was to be flipped on its head within the fourth, nonetheless, when Smith managed to again Eubank right into a nook and let rip with a blistering mixture that despatched ‘Subsequent Gen’ crashing to the ring canvas.
Though he jumped again to his ft, Eubank’s legs had turned to rubber and Smith wasted no time in setting about him as soon as extra and the competition was waved off by the referee shortly after.
Eubank has the choice to lively a contractual rematch clause, and his coach, Roy Jones Jr, revealed to iFL TV that his cost has each intention of going through Smith once more – sooner or later.
“I don’t know if he goes straight again into it however I do know he desires it.”
As for the victorious Smith, he has acknowledged he’s open to a rematch with Eubank, however this time on his phrases.