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Date | 21 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Smith won the bout via fourth round TKO. [3] [1] [4]
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Middleweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 4/12 | 1:09 | |
Cruiserweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 4/12 | 2:44 | |
Welterweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | MD | 12 | Note 1 | |
Heavyweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | UD | 10 | ||
Heavyweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | RTD | 4/6 | 3:00 | |
Cruiserweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | PTS | 6 | ||
Heavyweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 1/6 | 1:14 | |
Lightweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | PTS | 4 | ||
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Date | 2 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eubank Jr wins via 10th-round TKO |
Eubank Jr won the second bout via tenth round TKO. [6]
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Middleweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 10 (12) | 1:45 | |
Super Middleweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12) | 2:43 | Note 2 |
Super lightweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | UD | 10 | ||
Heavyweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | RTD | 6 (10) | 3:00 | |
Welterweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 1 (10) | 0:54 | |
Cruiserweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | PTS | 10 | ||
Welterweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | TKO | 6 (8) | 0:24 | |
Lightweight | ![]() | def. | ![]() | PTS | 4 | ||
Reference: [7]
^Note 2 For British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles
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