The Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match will happen in an exciting grudge match on the 5th of February of this year. The fight has already been postponed on a couple of occasions. The first instance was in December because of an injury suffered by Williams. The second postponement happened this month after the British Boxing Board of Control suspended the boxing association for the whole month to permit the medical professional to focus their attention on fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. The fight was originally rescheduled for the date of February 5. But there were some concerns regarding the coronavirus restrictions imposed by the government of Wales. But it finally got the green signal a couple of days ago. The Welsh government said that all indoor sporting events can now resume.
Eubank Jr. has been defeated by elite rivals a couple of times. But he comes into the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match as the favorite because he has shown great improvements in his fights under trainer Roy Jones Jr. He also looks set to get a world championship belt shot later this year. That match may take place against Gennady Golovkin. Williams is looking at both revenge and a title shot of his own after not making his debut in the United States against Demetrius Andrade in the WBO middleweight championship match in April of the previous year. There will also be plenty of action before the middleweight opponents finally face off against one another in the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match.
Claressa Shields will also make her debut in Britain as the undercard on the fight night. Caroline Dubois, the sister of Daniel, will appear in her first professional fight. This article will tell you everything you need to know regarding the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match.
The Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match is scheduled to happen on Saturday, February 5. The venue is the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. The boxers will walk to the ring after 9.30 PM local time. But that will depend on the results that take place before that. There is a lot of action expected on the undercard as well. Shields will defend the IBF, WBA, and WBC middleweight championship belts against the undefeated Ema Kozin. This will probably be her final match before Britain's historic undisputed fight against Savannah Marshall. Dubois is also fighting on the undercard. She also mentioned her excitement to be on the same fight card as one of her idols, Shields. The Olympian is looking to make an early impression in the professional ranks.
The fight will have a dozen rounds and broadcast live on Sky Sports. The users will stream the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match via the app on their computer, tablet, or mobile devices. Fans can also purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass for about ten dollars. This also includes a Mobile Month Membership of half a year.
At more than thirty years of age, Eubank Jr is now going into the prime years of his career. He also has the required backing to get himself to stardom. It is to be seen whether the boxer can seize the occasion. He has fallen behind at the top level on several previous occasions. The first was against Billy Joe Saunders a long time back, nearly eight years ago. Before he lost out on his only world championship opportunity against George Groves a couple of years ago. Things are now looking very different for Eubank Jr. He has fluctuated between trainers in the past, including Virgil Hunter and Nate Vasquez, and also opted to train alone sometimes. But the more experienced boxer is now working under the watchful eye of the legendary trainer Roy Jones Jr. It is a partnership paying off for the boxer. He has described his new trainer as a genius.
After joining hands with him, Eubank Jr has a couple of impressive victories. The first victory was a very patient and measured win over Marcus Morrison. The next win was a clinical breakdown of his rival, Wanik Awdijan. But some tougher tests are still to come and will continue in the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match. Eubank Jr now stands near the chance of getting a world championship opportunity because he is the mandatory challenger for the WBA championship that Ryota Murata presently holds. In the previous month, the Japanese middleweight took on the IBF champ Golovkin in a unification fight but was canceled because of pandemic restrictions. The match will now be rescheduled to a time after March of this year. Vitally, these are now the type of rivals that Eubank Jr aims at.
The promoter Kalle Sauerland said in the previous month that Saunders, WBC champ Jermall Charlo, Andrade, and Golvkin are the potential upcoming rivals for the boxer. He also said that there were talks underway to set up a match against Andrade before the death of the boxer's brother in the previous year. In the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match, Eubank Jr is expected to defeat Williams. But he can make a bigger impact with a statement performance. This one could get him a world championship belt later in the year.
There has been a lot of bad blood between the boxers in the build-up to the Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams match. There have been words between them, both in-person and online. Williams directed a barrage of insults online at his upcoming rival. Williams said that his rival's game plan was not tough to find out. He said, "We all know what his strengths and weaknesses are. Anyone with a good jab and a bit of movement he'll struggle with. If you stand in front of him with no head movement, he will punch holes in you. He's very tough and durable.'
Later at their press conference held a couple of months ago, Eubank Jr said that the former would pay for his words. He said, "respect is definitely not a word I would use for my feelings towards Liam. He has said a lot of reckless things online. It doesn't sit well with me. This is a grudge match, a genuine domestic rivalry. It is personal. He has made it personal. He came here today and tried to talk about respect? It has gone too far past that now. He will pay for what he has said. He will get embarrassed. My opponent Liam Williams has been very active on social media when it comes to being disrespectful, insults, trash talk. We had a head-to-head on Sky, which will be shown in the next few weeks when we sat down at the table and talked for half an hour, and in that talk, I buried him. Pretty much for the entire time, he had no comebacks, and it's just funny to see how different somebody is when they're not in front of a laptop. A real, true-life keyboard warrior. That's what Liam Williams is. I'm No 1 in Britain. He's No 2. So, it's going to be fireworks, it's going to be an exciting fight, and I can't wait to get in there.”
Age: 32
Height: 5ft 11in
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 31W, 2L, 0D
Knockouts: 23
Rounds: 201
Debut: 2011
Age: 29
Height: 5ft 10in
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 23W, 3L, 1D
Knockouts: 18
Rounds: 133
Debut: 2011
1. Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Williams
2. Claressa Shields vs. Ema Kozin
3. Caroline Dubois vs TBA
4. Samuel Antwi vs Conah Walker
5. Chris Jenkins vs. Julius Indongo
6. Rhys Edwards vs Ruslan Berchuk
7. Steve Robinson vs. Shane Gill
8. Harlem Eubank vs. TBA