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{{Short description|Professional boxing matches}}
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{{Infobox boxing match
{{Infobox boxing match
| Fight Name = Unleashed
| fight date = 21 January 2023
| image = [[File:Chris_Eubank_Jr._vs_Liam_Smith.jpg|350px]]
| Fight Name = Unleashed
| caption =
| image = [[File:Chris_Eubank_Jr._vs_Liam_Smith.jpg|350px]]
| fight date = 21 January 2023
| location = [[Manchester Arena]], [[Manchester]], England
| location = [[Manchester Arena]], [[Manchester]], UK
| titles =
| titles =
| fighter1 = [[Chris Eubank Jr.]]
| fighter1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Eubank Jr.
| nickname1 = Next Gen
| nickname1 = "Next Gen"
| record1 = 32–2 (23 KOs)
| hometown1 = [[Hove]], England
| hometown1 = [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]]
| height1 = 5 ft 11 in
| purse1 =
| record1 = 32–2 (23 KOs)
| weight1 =
| age1 = {{age in years and months |18 September 1989 |21 January 2023}}
| style1 = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| height1 = 5 ft 11 in
| recognition1 = Former [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] [[super-middleweight]] and [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Interim championship|interim]] [[middleweight]] champion
| weight1 = 159 lb

| fighter2 = [[Liam Smith (boxer)|Liam Smith]]
| style1 = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| recognition1 = [[World Boxing Council|WBC]]/[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]<br>No. 2 Ranked Middleweight<br>[[World Boxing Association|WBA]]<br>No. 5 Ranked Middleweight
| nickname2 = Beefy
| fighter2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Smith
| record2 = 32–3-1 (19 KOs)
| nickname2 = "Beefy"
| hometown2 = Liverpool, England
| hometown2 = [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]]
| height2 = 5 ft 9+1/2 in
| weight2 =
| purse2 =
| record2 = 32–3–1 (19 KOs)
| style2 = Orthodox
| age2 = {{age in years and months |27 July 1988 |21 January 2023}}
| recognition2 = Former WBO light-middleweight champion
| height2 = 5 ft 9+1/2 in
| result = '''Liam Smith''' wins via 4th-round '''TKO'''
| weight2 = 159 lb
| style2 = Orthodox
| recognition2 = [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]<br>No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight<br>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]]<br>No. 3 Ranked Light Middleweight<br>[[World Boxing Association|WBA]]<br>No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight<br>[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]]<br>No. 5 Ranked Light Middleweight
| result = '''Smith''' wins via 4th-round '''TKO'''
}}
}}
'''Chris Eubank Jr. vs Liam Smith''', billed as '''''Unleashed''''', was a [[professional boxing]] match contested between former [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] [[super-middleweight]] and [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Interim championship|interim]] [[middleweight]] champion, [[Chris Eubank Jr.]], and former [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] light-middleweight, [[Liam Smith (boxer)|Liam Smith]].<ref name="skysports">{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12792197/liam-smith-takes-out-chris-eubank-jr-with-spectacular-knockout-finish-in-fourth-round-in-manchester|title=Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester|website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/chris-eubank-jr-vs-liam-smith-live-boxingscene-scorecard--171967|title=Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard|first=BoxingScene|last=Staff|website=BoxingScene.com|date=21 January 2023 }}</ref>
'''[[Chris Eubank Jr.]] vs [[Liam Smith (boxer)|Liam Smith]]''', was a series of two [[boxing |professional boxing]] matches contested between former [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] [[super-middleweight]] and [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Interim championship|interim]] [[middleweight]] champion, [[Chris Eubank Jr.]], and former [[WBO]] [[light-middleweight]] champion, [[Liam Smith (boxer)|Liam Smith]]. The first bout was billed as '''''Unleashed''''', and the second bout was billed as '''''Repeat or Revenge'''''<ref name="skysports">{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12792197/liam-smith-takes-out-chris-eubank-jr-with-spectacular-knockout-finish-in-fourth-round-in-manchester|title=Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester|website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/chris-eubank-jr-vs-liam-smith-live-boxingscene-scorecard--171967|title=Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard|first=BoxingScene|last=Staff|website=BoxingScene.com|date=21 January 2023 }}</ref>


The bouts both took place in the [[Manchester Arena]].
The bout took place in the [[Manchester Arena]]. Smith won the bout via fourth round [[Knockout|TKO]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/boxing/64274896|title='Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr|work=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="skysports"/> The fight sold over 200,000 PPV buys.<ref>{{Cite web |last=February 2023 |first=Kerr Ferguson on 9th |date=2023-02-09 |title=Chris Eubank Jr-Liam Smith PPV Numbers Revealed: 'It Exceeded All Expectations' |url=https://boxing-social.com/news/chris-eubank-jr-liam-smith-ppv-numbers/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=boxing-social.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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{{Empty section|date=January 2023}}

==Initial fight==
Smith won the bout via fourth round [[Knockout|TKO]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/boxing/64274896|title='Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr|work=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="skysports"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=February 2023 |first=Kerr Ferguson on 9th |date=2023-02-09 |title=Chris Eubank Jr-Liam Smith PPV Numbers Revealed: 'It Exceeded All Expectations' |url=https://boxing-social.com/news/chris-eubank-jr-liam-smith-ppv-numbers/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=boxing-social.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Fight card==
===Fight card===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 85%;"
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 85%;"
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Weight Class
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Weight Class
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|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Riakporhe]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Riakporhe]]
|def.
|def.
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Glowacki]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Głowacki]]
|TKO
|TKO
|4/12
|4/12
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|12
|12
|
|
|{{ref|Essuman vs. Kongo|Note 1}}
|<!-- IBF European title on the line -->
|-
|-
|[[Heavyweight]]
|[[Heavyweight]]
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|def.
|def.
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amine Boucetta
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amine Boucetta
|?
|PTS
|6
|6
|
|
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|def.
|def.
|{{flagicon|NIC}} Cristian Narvaez
|{{flagicon|NIC}} Cristian Narvaez
|?
|PTS
|4
|4
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}Reference: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/865463|title=BoxRec: Event|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
Reference: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/865463|title=BoxRec: Event|website=boxrec.com}}</ref><br>
<small>{{note|Essuman vs. Kongo|Note 1|For [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] European title}}</small>


==Rematch==
==Rematch==
{{Infobox boxing match
{{Main|Liam Smith vs Chris Eubank Jr. II}}
| Fight Name = Repeat or Revenge
| image = [[File:Chris-eubank-jr-vs-liam-smith-2.jpeg|350px]]
| caption =
| fight date = 2 September 2023
| location = [[Manchester Arena]], [[Manchester]], UK
| titles =
| fighter1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Smith
| nickname1 = "Beefy"
| hometown1 = [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]]
| purse1 =
| record1 = 33–3–1 (20 KOs)
| age1 = {{age in years and months |27 July 1988 |2 September 2023}}
| height1 = 5 ft 9+1/2 in
| weight1 = 160 lb
| style1 = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| recognition1 = [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]<br>No. 2 Ranked Middleweight<br>[[World Boxing Association|WBA]]<br>No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight
| fighter2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Eubank Jr.
| nickname2 = "Next Gen"
| hometown2 = [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]]
| purse2 =
| record2 = 32–3 (23 KOs)
| age2 = {{age in years and months |18 September 1989 |2 September 2023}}
| height2 = 5 ft 11 in
| weight2 = 159.3 lb
| style2 = Orthodox
| recognition2 = [[World Boxing Council|WBC]]<br>No. 5 Ranked Middleweight<br>[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]<br>No. 11 Ranked Middleweight
| result = '''Eubank Jr''' wins via 10th-round '''TKO'''
}}
Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Temple |first=Cameron |date=2023-02-09 |title=Chris Eubank Jr knocks out Liam Smith and floors him with brutal uppercut, but Tony Bellew suggests Smith suffered ankle injury midway through fight|url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1554155/chris-eubank-jr-knocks-out-liam-smith-brutal-uppercut/ |access-date=2023-09-04|website=talksport.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Rematch card===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 85%;"
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Weight Class
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |vs.
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Method
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Round
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Time
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Notes
|-
|[[Middleweight]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}}[[Chris Eubank Jr.]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|GBR}}[[Liam Smith (boxer)|Liam Smith]]
|[[Knockout|TKO]]
|10 (12)
|1:45
|
|-
|[[Super Middleweight]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jack Cullen (boxer)|Jack Cullen]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Heffron]]
|TKO
|3 (12)
|2:43
|{{ref|Cullen vs. Heffron|Note 2}}
|-
|[[Super lightweight]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Adam Azim]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Aram Faniian]]
|UD
|10
|
|
|-
|[[Heavyweight]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Frazer Clarke]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Allen (boxer)|David Allen]]
|RTD
|6 (10)
|3:00
|
|-
|Welterweight
|{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Florian Marku]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|IRE}} Dylan Moran
|TKO
|1 (10)
|0:54
|
|-
|Cruiserweight
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mikaela Mayer]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Bortot
|PTS
|10
|
|
|-
|Welterweight
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lauren Price]]
|def.
|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Lolita Muzeya
|TKO
|6 (8)
|0:24
|
|-
|[[Lightweight]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Frankie Stringer
|def.
|{{flagicon|NIC}} Engel Gomez
|PTS
|4
|
|
|-
|}
Reference: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/877406|title=BoxRec: Event|website=boxrec.com}}</ref><br><small>{{note|Cullen vs. Heffron|Note 2|For British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles}}</small>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:31, 28 March 2024

Unleashed
Date21 January 2023
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Chris Eubank Jr. United Kingdom Liam Smith
Nickname "Next Gen" "Beefy"
Hometown Hove, East Sussex Liverpool, Merseyside
Pre-fight record 32–2 (23 KOs) 32–3–1 (19 KOs)
Age 33 years, 4 months 34 years, 5 months
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 9+12 in (177 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg) 159 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC/WBO
No. 2 Ranked Middleweight
WBA
No. 5 Ranked Middleweight
WBO
No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight
WBC
No. 3 Ranked Light Middleweight
WBA
No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight
IBF
No. 5 Ranked Light Middleweight
Result
Smith wins via 4th-round TKO

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Liam Smith, was a series of two professional boxing matches contested between former IBO super-middleweight and WBA interim middleweight champion, Chris Eubank Jr., and former WBO light-middleweight champion, Liam Smith. The first bout was billed as Unleashed, and the second bout was billed as Repeat or Revenge[1][2]

The bouts both took place in the Manchester Arena.

Background[edit]

Initial fight[edit]

Smith won the bout via fourth round TKO.[3][1][4]

Fight card[edit]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight United Kingdom Liam Smith def. United Kingdom Chris Eubank Jr. TKO 4/12 1:09
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Richard Riakporhe def. Poland Krzysztof Głowacki TKO 4/12 2:44
Welterweight United Kingdom Ekow Essuman def. United Kingdom Chris Kongo MD 12 Note 1
Heavyweight New Zealand Joseph Parker def. United Kingdom Jack Massey UD 10
Heavyweight United Kingdom Frazer Clarke def. Argentina Kevin Nicolas Espindola RTD 4/6 3:00
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Scott Forrest def. Belgium Amine Boucetta PTS 6
Heavyweight United Kingdom Matty Harris def. Czech Republic Jiri Surmaj TKO 1/6 1:14
Lightweight United Kingdom Frankie Stringer def. Nicaragua Cristian Narvaez PTS 4

Reference: [5]
^Note 1 For IBF European title

Rematch[edit]

Repeat or Revenge
Date2 September 2023
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Liam Smith United Kingdom Chris Eubank Jr.
Nickname "Beefy" "Next Gen"
Hometown Liverpool, Merseyside Hove, East Sussex
Pre-fight record 33–3–1 (20 KOs) 32–3 (23 KOs)
Age 35 years, 1 month 33 years, 11 months
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (177 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg) 159.3 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBO
No. 2 Ranked Middleweight
WBA
No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight
WBC
No. 5 Ranked Middleweight
WBO
No. 11 Ranked Middleweight
Result
Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO

Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO.[6]

Rematch card[edit]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight United KingdomChris Eubank Jr. def. United KingdomLiam Smith TKO 10 (12) 1:45
Super Middleweight United Kingdom Jack Cullen def. United Kingdom Mark Heffron TKO 3 (12) 2:43 Note 2
Super lightweight United Kingdom Adam Azim def. Ukraine Aram Faniian UD 10
Heavyweight United Kingdom Frazer Clarke def. United Kingdom David Allen RTD 6 (10) 3:00
Welterweight Albania Florian Marku def. Republic of Ireland Dylan Moran TKO 1 (10) 0:54
Cruiserweight United States Mikaela Mayer def. Italy Silvia Bortot PTS 10
Welterweight United Kingdom Lauren Price def. Zambia Lolita Muzeya TKO 6 (8) 0:24
Lightweight United Kingdom Frankie Stringer def. Nicaragua Engel Gomez PTS 4

Reference: [7]
^Note 2 For British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Liam Smith takes out Chris Eubank Jr with spectacular knockout finish in fourth round in Manchester". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ Staff, BoxingScene (21 January 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard". BoxingScene.com.
  3. ^ "'Simply sensational!' - relive Smith's stunning victory over Eubank Jr". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ February 2023, Kerr Ferguson on 9th (9 February 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr-Liam Smith PPV Numbers Revealed: 'It Exceeded All Expectations'". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
  6. ^ Temple, Cameron (9 February 2023). "Chris Eubank Jr knocks out Liam Smith and floors him with brutal uppercut, but Tony Bellew suggests Smith suffered ankle injury midway through fight". talksport.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.

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