Eubank Jr vs Smith

Who won Eubank Jr vs Smith?

Liam Smith beat Chris Eubank Jr by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, January 21st, 2023, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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 Ekow Essuman was victorious over Chris Kongo for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship, Richard Riakporhe beat Krzysztof Glowacki, and Joseph Parker defeated Jack Massey.

Eubank Jr vs Smith stats

Back in January 2023, Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Liam Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Chris Eubank Jr was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Eubank Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eubank Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 1 month later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Smith's 242.

Chris Eubank Jr went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at middleweight.

Eubank Jr vs Smith form

Eubank Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Liam Williams on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marcus Morrison on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against James DeGale on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Smith had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Hassan Mwakinyo on September 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jessie Vargas on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Fowler on October 9, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Magomed Kurbanov on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

He had won against Roberto Garcia on December 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Chris Eubank Jr had last fought 11 months and 16 days ago, while Liam Smith's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Eubank Jr vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Eubank Jr vs Smith?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Box Office HD broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs Smith?

Chris Eubank Jr was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Smith made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.