Smith vs Eubank Jr II

Who won Smith vs Eubank Jr II?

Chris Eubank Jr beat Liam Smith by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, at AO 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 Frazer Clarke was victorious over Dave Allen, Mark Heffron lost to Jack Cullen for the BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight belts, Adam Azim defeated Aram Faniian, Florian Marku was victorious over Dylan Moran, Mikaela Mayer beat Silvia Bortot, and Lauren Price defeated Lolita Muzeya.

Smith vs Eubank Jr II stats

Back in September 2023, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Chris Eubank Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Liam Smith was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

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

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

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

Liam Smith went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at middleweight.

Chris Eubank Jr was ranked number 5 by the WBC, and 11 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Smith vs Eubank Jr II form

Liam Smith had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Chris Eubank Jr on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Hassan Mwakinyo on September 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jessie Vargas on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Fowler on October 9, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

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

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 lost to Liam Smith on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Liam Williams on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

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

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

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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Liam Smith had last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while Chris Eubank Jr's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Eubank Jr II start?

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

Who broadcast Smith vs Eubank Jr II?

The ESPN+ 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 (BST).

What were the odds on Smith vs Eubank Jr II?

Liam Smith was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Chris Eubank Jr made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.