Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Williams live: Fight stream, latest updates and result tonight
Re-live the action and see the results from a stacked card at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena
Chris Eubank Jr knocked down Liam Williams three times in the opening four rounds before going on to secure a unanimous points win in their grudge middleweight contest at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
The fight had been rescheduled twice, because of an injury to Williams and then coronavirus restrictions. There were plenty of words exchanged in the build-up, with Williams having to be spoken to by the British Boxing Board of Control after claiming he wanted to “kill” Eubank in one of his pre-fight interviews.
Eubank, who had suffered only two defeats in his 33-fight career, was cheered as he made his ring walk but soon silenced the raucous home crowd when he put Williams down during the opening round. Williams was sent to the canvas again during the second by a left hook from Eubank. The fight appeared set for an early finish after another knockdown for the 29-year-old Welshman in the next.
However, spurred on by the Cardiff support, Williams rallied in the sixth, with the referee having to keep the men apart as the contest drifted somewhat in the latter stages after such a fast start.
Eubank, 32, produced another telling blow in the 11th round to knock Williams down again to hammer home his domination on the judges’ scorecards, which read 116-109, 116-108 and 117-109 in his favour.
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Wallin vs Sokolowski – Round 1
Both men are gauging range early on by flicking out their lead hands, but without throwing many actual jabs.
Sokolowski now targets the body with a jab and a right straight, just about making contact on each occasion.
He connects with another right straight to the torso of Wallin, who is staying patient early on – though he now tries for a counter left hook, and misses.
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Eubank Jr said this week: “I’m a professional. There is no red mist. I’m thinking at all times and I’m doing what I need to do to win.
“I’m not a dirty fighter, I’m a clean fighter. He’s already said he’s going to try and fight dirty, but that’s not the fighter I am.
“I’m going to beat him the right way. I’m going out there to make a big statement and cause serious issues in the middleweight division.
“Beating a man like him in the style I’m going to do it is going to send a message to all the middleweight champions out there. Then we’ll come for those belts in the summer and the winter.”
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Chris Eubank Jr insists he has ‘no red mist’ ahead of Liam Williams showdown
There has been plenty of bad blood between the two men ahead of their sold-out fight on Saturday.
Eubank Jr vs Williams
From its defiant beginnings in Brighton, shirking the weight of his surname in ferocious sparring sessions, to the unforgiving gyms of Las Vegas and the solitude on a farm in rural Florida, doubt has always saddled Chris Eubank Jr’s career. After all, inheritance in boxing can be a gift and a curse, evoking memories and offering a lucrative rite of passage, only for its path to be littered with far more scrutiny.
Now well over a decade into his professional career, that Eubank Jr remains a headline attraction is the best evidence that his talent has always been more than just a birthright. And yet, for all his bravery and showmanship – two traits very much passed down the line, minus the monocle and jodhpurs – the 32-year-old still remains somewhat of an enigma.
Tom Kershaw previews tonight’s main event:
Stage is set for defining chapter of Chris Eubank Jr’s career
Over a decade into his professional career, Eubank Jr has earned lots of respect but still has plenty to prove when he enters the lion’s den to face Liam Williams in Cardiff this weekend
Eubank Jr vs Williams
Chris Eubank Jr will look to secure a statement middleweight win this evening as he takes on Liam Williams in hostile territory.
Eubank Jr, son of English boxing icon Chris Eubank, faces Welshman Williams at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, where the atmosphere should be intense after a heated build-up between the fighters. Williams has promised to “smash this guy to pieces”, while Eubank Jr, 32, has said: “He’s already said he’s going to try and fight dirty, but that’s not the fighter I am. I’m going to beat him the right way.”
Eubank Jr (31-2, 23 knockouts) last competed in October, when his opponent Wanik Awdijan retired after five rounds due to a rib injury inflicted by the Briton. The 29-year-old Williams (23-3-1, 18 KOs), meanwhile, last fought in April as he came up short against middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade, with all judges heavily favouring the American. Eubank Jr is seeking a title shot of his own but must beware a dangerous and game opponent this evening.
In the co-main event, Claressa Shields makes her UK debut as the American defends her middleweight titles against Slovenia’s Ema Kozin.
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