When is Eubank Jr vs Morrison?
Chris Eubank Jr is set to square off against Marcus Morrison on Saturday 1st May 2021 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.
The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).
This fight will appear on the undercard of Dereck Chisora's and Joseph Parker's clash. Also, on the undercard will be Dmitry Bivol's and Craig Richards' fight for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight belt, Katie Taylor's and Natasha Jonas' contest and James Tennyson's and Jovanni Straffon's bout.
Eubank Jr vs Morrison stats
Chris Eubank Jr steps into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Marcus Morrison will make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Eubank Jr has a slight advantage in power over Morrison, with a 76% knock out percentage over Morrison's 71%.
Chris Eubank Jr is the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.
Both Chris Eubank Jr & Marcus Morrison fight out of an orthodox stance.
Eubank Jr is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Morrison, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 93 more professional rounds, 186 to Morrison's 93.
Chris Eubank Jr goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA and 6 by the RING at middleweight.
Eubank Jr vs Morrison form
Eubank Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Matt Korobov on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated James DeGale on 23rd February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat JJ McDonagh on 28th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Before that, he had been beaten by George Groves on 17th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
He had won against Avni Yildirim on 7th October 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany.
Activity check
Eubank Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
Morrison's last 2 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 years and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.5 rounds on average.
What time does Eubank Jr vs Morrison start?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which is 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who is showing Eubank Jr vs Morrison?
Eubank Jr vs Morrison will be broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
How do you stream Eubank Jr vs Morrison?
You don’t need to be a Sky customer to stream Eubank Jr vs Morrison. Sky allow you to stream their pay-per-view cards via the Sky Sports Box Office app for Android or Apple. They also have a web player you can use. You’ll need to sign-up and pay online before logging in.
The whole event costs £19.95.
In the US you can stream Eubank Jr vs Morrison via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.
1 month of DAZN is $19.99, while 1 year costs $99.99.
What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs Morrison?
Marcus Morrison is currently (+100) to win the fight outright, while you can get (+100) on Chris Eubank Jr if you fancy the incredible upset.
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