Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith Preview, Where To Watch, Live Stream, PPV Info & Full Undercard

A fierce and fiery domestic dust-up will be settled this coming Saturday in front of 20 thousand fans packed inside the Manchester arena to witness Chris Eubank Jr battle Liam Smith supported by a solid undercard.

Both Liam and Chris are entering the stages in their careers where every fight is a must-win, a loss for either fighter is a huge setback at this point and could spell the beginning of the end.

Chris Eubank Jr has been inactive for almost a full year due to his fight with Conor Benn falling through on fight week, whilst Smith will be entering the ring for the fourth time in 15 months after a run of three successive wins over Anthony Fowler, Jessie Vargas and Hassan Mwakinyo respectively

The Eubank name carries a certain pressure in the boxing world and for Jr he hasn’t yet lived up to that surname, coming up short when it matters. Losses to Billy Joe Saunders and George Groves questioned if Chris can cut it at the top of the sport.

‘Beefy’ Liam Smith often gets called a ‘basic’ fighter but that shouldn’t get taken negatively. Smith uses all the fundamentals to his advantage, a tight guard, a stiff jab and brilliant footwork. All these attributes will come into account when facing Eubank Jr, Smith likes to fight up close on the inside and rough up his opponents using his elbows or head.

Chris Eubank Jr has always had that flashy style, throwing an enormous number of punches in combinations and since linking up with Roy Jones Jr his style has changed drastically, becoming more composed in the ring and being more selective with his punches.

Last time out, Eubank Jr registered a one sided convincing win over Welshman Liam Williams in Cardiff, scoring 4 knockdowns on the way to a unanimous decision.

The belts at 160 are spread across the board with Gennadiy Golovkin unified with the WBA and IBF titles currently, Jermall Charlo occupies the WBC title and Zhanibek Alimkhanuly holds the WBO crown. Eubank Jr has been chasing a fight with Golovkin for a while and that fight could be a potential bout in 2023 if he overcomes Liam Smith.

Full Undercard

Joseph Parker vs Jack Massey

Richard Riakporhe vs Krzysztof Glowacki

Ekow Essuman vs Chris Kongo

Frazer Clarke vs Kevin Espindola

Scott Forrest vs Amine Boucetta

Matty Harris vs Jiri Surmaj

 

Where to watch, Live Stream, PPV Info and Start Time

All the action will be live and exclusive on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK for a price of £19.95.

Fight fans in the United States, Canada, Germany and Japan can watch all the action on DAZN.