Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta

Who won Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta?

Chris Eubank Jr beat Kamil Szeremeta by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev beating Dmitry Bivol for the The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley defeated Frazer Clarke for the BBBOC British Heavyweight belt, Jai Opetaia was victorious over Jack Massey for the IBF World Cruiserweight title, Skye Nicolson beat Raven Chapman, and Ben Whittaker defeated Liam Cameron.

Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta stats

Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Kamil Szeremeta made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Chris Eubank Jr was the same age as Kamil Szeremeta, at 35 years old.

Eubank Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Szeremeta. Despite this, Szeremeta had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris Eubank Jr and Kamil Szeremeta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eubank Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year earlier than Szeremeta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Szeremeta's 210.

Chris Eubank Jr went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at middleweight.

Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta form

Eubank Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Liam Smith on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Liam Smith on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam Williams on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Before that, he had beaten Wanik Awdijan on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had won against Marcus Morrison on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Szeremeta had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jaime Munguia on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in the 6th round at Don Haskins Center, El Paso, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Gennady Golovkin on December 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar Cortes on October 5, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Edwin Palacios on July 6, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Stadion Miejski, ul. Hetmańska, Rzeszow, Poland.

He had won against Andrew Francillette on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palais du Littoral, Nord, France.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Eubank Jr had been fighting more than Kamil Szeremeta.

Going into this contest, Chris Eubank Jr had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 10 days ago, while Kamil Szeremeta's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 23 days ago.

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Szeremeta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta?

Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs Szeremeta?

Chris Eubank Jr was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Kamil Szeremeta made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.