Eubank Jr. vs. Williams

Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Williams

Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales – 5 February 2022

• Viewing averaged at 585k throughout the night with a peak of 1.05m
• Figures far surpass previous record of Joshua v Cornish in 2015 and Khan v Vargas in 2018
• Eubank victory the first fight in a busy month of boxing on Sky Sports Boxing with Khan v Brook and Taylor v Catterall still to come
• Fight Night also saw Claressa Shields successfully defend her IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight titles

The first fight in a blockbuster month of boxing on Sky Sports Boxing, Eubank Jr put on the best performance of his career to date, as he won by unanimous decision in Williams’ home city of Cardiff.

The average audience surpassed both Anthony Joshua’s 2015 bout with Gary Cornish as well as the fight between Amir Khan v Samuel Vargas in 2018, and Saturday’s fight – the first in partnership with BOXXER in 2022 – didn’t disappoint as the Roy Jones Jr-trained Eubank Jr knocked down his opponent four times to bring an end to the fighters’ bitter rivalry.

Sky Sports Boxing fans how have another rivalry to look forward to as Amir Khan takes on Kell Brook live on Sky Sports Box Office on the 19th March in Manchester, before an Undisputed World Super-Lightweight Title clash between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall in Glasgow.

Sky Sports Head of Boxing Development Adam Smith said: “Over 1 million people watched our big Sky Sports Fight Night in Cardiff – with more big fights to come this month. Our audience is growing, and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come “

BOXXER promoter Ben Shalom added: “BOXXER and Sky are committed to growing the sport and making boxing accessible. We believe in the potential of the sport to grow further. We’re working hard with Sky Sports to produce Fight Nights that give huge value to our core boxing audience whilst attracting new audiences.”

Upcoming Schedule on Sky Sports:

Saturday 19th February – Amir Khan v Kell Brook at Manchester Arena
Saturday 26th February – Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Williams

Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales – 5 February 2022

Chris Eubank Jr today got a small taste of the welcome which awaits him when he enters the dragon’s lair at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena tomorrow night to do battle with local hero Liam ‘The Machine’ Williams.

The two are headlining tomorrow’s night’s BOXXER card, co-promoted with Wasserman Boxing, and their fight airs live and exclusively across the UK on Sky Sports.

When Eubank entered the Assembly Room at Cardiff City Hall this afternoon for a final face-off with Williams, he was met with boos and hisses from the fans who had packed into the venue to support their countryman.

Those sounds will be amplified thousands of times over when Eubank makes his walk to the ring tomorrow night in front a sold-out arena, as most of the seats have been bought by Welsh fans who will be making their support for Williams vocally known.

As the two squared off today, Williams was keeping up a stream of inaudible but passionate invective. He and Eubank declined afterwards to reveal what had been said, but Williams did have a simple prediction to offer.

“I’m going to smash this guy to pieces. He’s getting done, bad.,” he said.

Eubank was more elaborate in his final comments on the eve of battle. He said that the bad blood between him and Williams would not result in him losing his temper in the ring and that he wants to send a message to the world’s middleweights with his performance tomorrow night.

“The talk is done, we’ve got 24 hours to go. I know what’s going to happen, the real boxing fans know what’s going to happen. It’s going to be a hell of a fight. [But] 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,“ he said.

“I’m going out there to make a big statement and the way that I’m going to do it will cause serious issues in the middleweight division. It will send a message to all the middleweight champions out there and then I’m coming for their belts.”

Also facing off today for the final time were Claressa Shields and Ema Kozin. Shields is defending her WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles as she eyes a superfight showdown with arch-rival Savannah Marshall later this year.

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs.  Liam Williams

Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales – 5 February 2022

Liam Williams and Chris Eubank Jr continued their war of words as they held their final press conference on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s highly-anticipated showdown.

The two men collide at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Saturday, on an event that will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Williams (23-3-1, 18 KOs) and Eubank Jr (31-2, 23 KOs) both had plenty to say as they spoke in front of the media, and they were each confident of earning the win.

Williams said: “This is an unbelievable opportunity to fight in Cardiff in a high level fight. I’m so excited to put an end to this guy and drop him down a few levels. He’ll realise his level after this fight.

“I’ve got a better skillset, and I punch harder than him. He’s tough and takes a good shot, but his legs and very robotic. Once the going gets tough he’ll revert to type, and we’ll find out on Saturday who the better man is.

“I’m super up for this fight. Chris doubts his ability as he’s put a rematch clause in. If I was going to fight somebody I thought I would blow out the water, I wouldn’t have a rematch clause. Depending how badly I beat him, he might want to take it, or he might not.

“I have the power to stop him. It will be an intense fight and a good one for the fans. I’ve prepared for a hard 12-round fight, but I do hope to knock him out.”

Eubank Jr said: “I didn’t spend a year and a half on a farm training hard for nothing. We’re on our way to world titles and to cleaning up the middleweight division. Williams is the next man in front of me and I’ll take him out.

“He’s talking about rematch clauses and this other stuff, business is business, none of that matters. All that matters is what will happen on the night, and that’s me standing over him, looking down and raising my fists as he gets counted out.

“We have the styles to make this an epic fight, and I can’t wait to get in there and prove the doubters wrong. We’ll see who has the better chin, better speed and better tactics. I don’t think he has the chin to withstand the punishment that is coming his way.

“I know what I can do and I know what I have done to guys that I believe are better than him, so in my mind I’ve already won the fight.”

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Williams

Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales – 11 December 2021

Liam Williams and Chris Eubank Jnr both traded words as they met at their press conference ahead of next month’s highly-anticipated battle.

The two men will collide on an event at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on December 11 put together by Wasserman Boxing and Boxxer, and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

They went head to head at the launch press conference on Wednesday, and things got heated between the pair ahead of their showdown.

Williams said: “It’s amazing to bring this fight back to Wales. So many people have been talking about it for a long time. Everybody is buzzing, and nobody is more excited than me. What more can I ask for, I just need to turn up and deliver.

“This is massive for me. I’m coming off a loss to Andrade in a world title fight, and there’s no shame in that. I’m gutted I lost, but I need to win this fight to get myself back in a position where I can fight for another world title.

“I have just Chris standing in my way, and I’ll go through him and deal with him and then we’ll move onto the next one. I’ve got a lot of respect for him as a fighter. He’s tough and durable and in fantastic shape.

“He comes to have a good fight, but he’s just another opponent to me. I want to punch his head in and move forward. I don’t have respect for him as a person. I don’t like how he goes about his business, and he is not somebody I would want to be friends with.

“I’ve said a few things to him online, but I have no regrets. Whatever I’ve said I’ve said, and if he doesn’t like it who cares. He’s had to come to Cardiff because he doesn’t sell a ticket and has no friends.

“The Welsh fans will be hostile for him. They’re very passionate, and are amazing people, and they’re not going to be the most welcoming for him. I’m sure he’ll thrive off it just like I would. I like fighting away from home, as it gives you the extra nerves and puts you on edge.

“He’ll react to the situation well as I think he’s mentally strong, so we’ll see. It won’t make a difference, we’re both there to do a job, and the best man will win on the night. We’ve got a game plan in place and we all know what his strengths and weaknesses are.”

Eubank said: “Respect is not a word I would use in my feelings towards Liam. He’s said a lot of reckless things online, and it doesn’t sit well with me at all. This is a grudge match and a genuine domestic rivalry, it’s personal with the things he’s said.

“He’s come here today and tried to talk about respect and say these things, but it’s gone too far past that now. He’s going to pay for what he’s said. He’ll get embarrassed and get hurt. He’ll eat his words soon enough.

“The fans wanted the fight. I don’t care about Williams and he doesn’t bring anything to the table apart from a big mouth. I like to please the fans and it will be a fun fight for them.

“The styles we both have will gel very well, but he doesn’t has what it takes to stop what I’m going to do. Eventually I’ll get to him, and I think he’ll quit or get knocked out.”

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