FIGHT WEEK
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. is scheduled to face veteran Liam Smith on Saturday night time in Manchester, England.
SEAN HEMPHILL (14-0, 8 KOS) VS. DAVID STEVENS (11-0, 8 KOS)
When: Friday, Jan. 20
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (essential occasion later in present)
The place: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Tremendous middleweights (168 kilos)
At stake: No main titles
Pound-for-pound rating: None
Odds: NA
Additionally on the cardboard: Atif Oberlton vs. Artem Brusov, gentle heavyweights; Julian Gonzalez vs. Rosalindo Morales, lightweights
Prediction: Stevens MD
Background: The primary “ShoBox: The New Technology” present of the yr options six fighters with a mixed report of 61-0-1 (43 KOs). In the primary occasion, former prime U.S. amateurs Sean Hemphill and David Stevens will face off in a scheduled eight-round 168-pound bout. Hemphill is a 27-year-old from New Orleans who’s skilled by Buddy McGirt. The 22-year-old Stevens is from Studying, Pennsylvania, a few one-hour drive from the location of the struggle. He works with Ronnie Shields. Additionally on the cardboard, Atif Oberlton (7-0, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia will face Russian Artem Brusov (12-0, 11 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round 175-pound matchup. And Julian Gonzalez (8-0-1, 8 KOs) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania will struggle Rosalindo Morales (9-0, 2 KOs) of Ellwood, Pennsylvania in a scheduled eight-round 135-pound bout.
CHRIS EUBANK JR. (32-2, 23 KOs) vs. LIAM SMITH (32-3-1, 19 KOs)
When: Saturday, Jan. 21
Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (essential occasion later in present)
The place: AO Area, Manchester, England
TV/Stream: DAZN
Division: Middleweight (160 kilos)
At stake: No main titles
Pound-for-pound rating: None
Odds: Eubank 2½-1 favourite (common of a number of retailers)
Additionally on the cardboard: Richard Riakporhe vs. Krzysztof Głowacki, cruiserweights; Joseph Parker vs. Jack Massey, heavyweights; Ekow Essuman vs. Chris Kongo, welterweights
Prediction: Eubank UD
Background: Chris Eubank Jr. was scheduled meet rival Conor Benn in a much-anticipated 157-pound bout final Oct. 8 however the struggle was scrapped after Benn examined constructive for a banned substance. Three months later Eubank will face one other fellow Englishman, former 154-pound titleholder Liam Smith. Eubank, 33, is on a roll, having received six consecutive fights since shedding a unanimous resolution to then-world titleholder George Groves in 2018. He final fought in February of final yr, when he put Liam Williams down 4 occasions and received a large resolution. Smith, 34, additionally has loved success not too long ago. He has received three in a row since shedding a unanimous resolution to Magomed Kurbanov in Might 2021. His most-recent struggle was final September, when he stopped Hassan Mwakinyo in 4 rounds in a scheduled 12-round 160-pound bout. Smith is ranked at 154 kilos by all 4 main sanctioning our bodies. He may be finest identified for shedding his 154-pound title to Canelo Alvarez by a ninth-round knockout in 2016 at AT&T Stadium outdoors Dallas.
ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK
SATURDAY
Antonio Tarver Jr. vs. Drew Dwelly, junior middleweights, Tampa, Florida (FITE).
Jonathan Guidry vs. Bermane Stiverne, heavyweights, Miami (FITE and DonKing.com).
