Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith will look to drag off an upset tonight when he takes on the A-side Chris Eubank Jr at middleweight in what may very well be a positive evening on DAZN in Manchester, England. The Eubank Jr vs. Smith occasion shall be proven LIVE on DAZN within the U.S., starting at 2:00 p.m. ET and on Sky Field Workplace PPV within the UK.
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Smith (32-3-1, 19 KOs) shall be arising in weight to tackle the larger Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 KOs) and shall be gifting away measurement, velocity & energy.
What Smith does have is a relentless combating type and stress type of combating that would put on down Eubank Jr, who hasn’t been in a conflict since his loss to George Groves in 2018.
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Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Smith
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Joseph Parker vs. Jack Massey
Ekow Essuman vs. Chris Kongo
Frazer Clarke vs. Kevin Espindola
Matty Harris vs. Jiri Surmaj
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Stephen Smith: “Liam beats him in each division”
So far as bodily attributes, Eubank Jr has the benefits when it comes to being the larger man, having fought on the heavier weight,” stated Stephen Smith to Boxing King Media.
“He’s fairly an athletic fellow, however apart from that, every thing written when it comes to boxing means and the ring IQ and the expertise, all of it goes to Liam’s favor.
“I believe Liam beats him in each division. The one factor he’s acquired is fast arms, Eubank. Moreover from that, I believe Liam beats him in each division.
“Liam comes throughout as aggressive on a regular basis. The way in which he speaks, that’s simply Liam. Chris is making an attempt to persuade everybody that he’s in Liam’s head. He’s making an attempt to persuade himself.
“I’ve been with Liam all week, and I’m very proud of the place Liam is. The respect is there. They each know they’re in a battle. That’s what all of the rematch clause enterprise is about.
“He’s made it out prefer it’s a better battle than Conor Benn, but he didn’t have a rematch clause with Conor Benn. He made positive there was one with this battle with Liam.
“We all know Liam is ready. He’s [Liam] only a higher fighter with the higher ring IQ and ring generalship, and he can do all of it, for my part. Expertise pay the payments is the outdated saying, and I’m very assured of what Liam is bringing to the ring.
“Relating to the result of the battle, all of the skilled’s opinions going to factors is because of the respect of each fighters. I believe the followers are going to see a great battle with two powerful males going at it. The truth that everyone seems to be choosing factors exhibits that it’s going to be a great battle,” stated Smith.