Who won Eubank Jr vs Abraham?
Chris Eubank Jr beat Arthur Abraham by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 15th, 2017, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 120-108 in favor of winner Chris Eubank Jr.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
Eubank Jr vs Abraham stats
Back in July 2017, Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
Arthur Abraham made his way to the ring with a record of 46 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.
Chris Eubank Jr was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.
Eubank Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Abraham. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Chris Eubank Jr and Arthur Abraham fought out of an orthodox stance.
Eubank Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 years and 2 months later than Abraham, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 190 fewer professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Abraham's 424.
Eubank Jr vs Abraham form
Chris Eubank Jr had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Renold Quinlan on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Olympia, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Tom Doran on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had won against Nick Blackwell on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.
Before that, he had beaten Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had defeated Tony Jeter on October 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Abraham 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 won against Robin Krasniqi on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Germany.
Prior to that, he had won against Tim Robin Lihaug on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Martin Murray on November 21, 2015, by split decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.
He had beaten Robert Stieglitz on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Eubank Jr had been fighting more than Arthur Abraham.
Going into this contest, Chris Eubank Jr had last fought 5 months and 11 days ago, while Arthur Abraham's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.
Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
Abraham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
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