Who won Eubank Jr vs Williams?
Chris Eubank Jr beat Liam Williams by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.
The scorecards were announced as 116-109, 116-108, 117-109 in favor of winner Chris Eubank Jr.
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).
Also on the undercard Claressa Shields was victorious over Ema Kozin, and Otto Wallin beat Kamil Sokolowski.
Eubank Jr vs Williams stats
Back in February 2022, Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Liam Williams made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Williams had a slight advantage in power over Eubank Jr, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Eubank Jr's 74%.
Chris Eubank Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.
Eubank Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Williams. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams fought out of an orthodox stance.
Eubank Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 days earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Williams' 149.
Chris Eubank Jr went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at middleweight.
Liam Williams was ranked number 6 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO in the 160lb division.
Eubank Jr vs Williams form
Eubank Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Wanik Awdijan on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Marcus Morrison on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Going into that contest, he had won against Matt Korobov on December 7, 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.
Before that, he had beaten James DeGale on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had defeated JJ McDonagh on September 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Liam Williams had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Demetrius Andrade on April 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Andrew Robinson on October 10, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Alantez Fox on December 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London.
Before that, he had beaten Karim Achour on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.
He had won against Joe Mullender on March 8, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Royal Albert Hall, London.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liam Williams had been fighting more than Chris Eubank Jr.
Going into this contest, Chris Eubank Jr had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Liam Williams' last outing had been 9 months and 19 days ago.
Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.
What time did Eubank Jr vs Williams start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Eubank Jr vs Williams?
The Fite.tv PPV US show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs Williams?
Chris Eubank Jr was a 8/25 (-310) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Williams made his way into the ring at 133/50 (+270) with oddsmakers.
