Tonight, Chris Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) will get his likelihood to place Conor Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) in his place of their 12-round middleweight contest, with their occasion beginning at 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT on DAZN PPV. A big crowd of 65,000 followers is anticipated to attend the Eubank Jr.-Benn occasion on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London tonight.
Stay Outcomes
In a sick mismatch, Aaron McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) defeated Liam Smith (33-5-1, 20 KOs) in 12 one-sided rounds to win a unanimous determination. Smith, 36, was down from a tough bodyshot from McKenna within the twelfth spherical.
McKenna landed a wonderfully positioned left to the physique as Liam was coming ahead, sending him down on the canvas. He acquired up on the rely of seven and bravely fought again onerous for the rest of the spherical. The judges ‘ scores have been 119-108, 117-109, and 118-108.
The previous WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith appeared like he had misplaced a whole lot of the ability, timing, and velocity that he had within the prime of his profession in 2015. Tonight, he was a punching bag, taking a horrible beating from the a lot youthful 25-year-old McKenna. The one purpose Liam wasn’t stopped is that McKenna can’t punch.
Nonetheless, the combat ought to have been halted by Smith’s staff by the midpoint of the competition as a result of he took a shellacking in there tonight. By the top of the combat, Smith’s face appeared like a large number from the fruits of punches he’d absorbed. McKenna doesn’t have energy, however he landed so many photographs that it was onerous to observe.
The wiry-looking Viddal Riley (13-0, 7 KOs) used his boxing expertise to defeat British cruiserweight champion Cheavon Clarke (10-2, 7 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous determination. Riley, 27, hit and moved all night time, staying away from the big-punching Clarke, and never letting him get his photographs off.
The judges’ scores have been 116-112, 117-111, and 115-113. Within the eleventh and twelfth rounds, Clarke linked with some onerous proper fingers to the top of Riley, however he took them nicely to outlive the ultimate two rounds. It wasn’t probably the most entertaining combat to observe, sadly. It ought to have been the primary combat on the cardboard relatively than above the extra thrilling Billiam-Smith vs. Glanton bout.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billiam-Smith (21-2, 13 KOs) battled his method to a thought 12-round unanimous determination towards stress fighter Brandon Glanton (20-3, 13 KOs). Billiam-Smith was being pressed nonstop by Glanton, compelled to combat in shut many of the combat, and struggled to get leverage on his punches.
Glanton had a superb sport plan to remove Billiam-Smith’s energy, however he wore down within the second half. That allowed Chris to take management of what gave the impression to be an in depth combat. The scores have been 116-113, 116-112, and 116-112.
Combat Time & Location
Earlier at the moment, Eubank Jr. weighed 169.4 lbs, whereas Benn got here in at 165 kilos for his or her 10-lb rehydration clause. There was a restrict of 170 lbs. The DAZN PPV value for tonight’s occasion is $24.99 for U.S. boxing followers and £19.95 within the UK.
Ring walks for Eubank Jr. vs. Benn are roughly 5:00 pm ET / 2:00 p.m. PT.
Full Card on DAZN
Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn – foremost eventAnthony Yarde vs. Lyndon Arthur 3 – co-featureLiam Smith vs. Aaron McKennaViddal Riley vs. Cheavon ClarkeChris Billam-Smith vs. Brandon Glanton
Benn will probably be shifting up from welterweight to face Eubank Jr. at middleweight. That’s why there was a necessity for a 10-lb rehydration restrict to maintain Chris Jr. from having a giant benefit. It provides Conor extra of an opportunity than he in any other case would have.
Eubank Jr. is the favourite for tonight’s combat. Nevertheless, given how drained he checked out yesterday’s weigh-in, many boxing followers consider Benn, 28, will probably be victorious. Conor’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes he’s going to make brief work of Eubank Jr. tonight, stopping him inside six rounds from the stress that he places on him.
Benn is thought for preventing at a quick tempo, and he punches as onerous as middleweights. Nevertheless, he has been inactive for the final three years as a result of his suspension, which has prevented him from seeing sufficient motion to proceed creating as a fighter. He doesn’t seem like preventing on the identical stage now as he was again in 2021. That model of Benn would trigger Eubank Jr. a whole lot of issues along with his punching energy.
