Via Jack Tien Nam: Promoter Kalle Sauerland says he likes the idea of a contest between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith as WBC middleweight title holders on January 21 during their national match at AO Arena. in Manchester, England.
Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 KOs) placed 2nd with a WBC count of 160, giving him a chance to fight the inactive champion Jermall Charlo.
It is unclear what the status of WBC middleweight champion Charlo is as he has spent two years inactive and his WBC title has been defended the entire time. The World Boxing Council needs to disqualify him or give him a ‘Champion at Break’ tag and allow Eubank Jr to fight Liam for the vacant 160 lb WBC belt.
When or if Charlo returns to the ring, he can always take on the winner Eubank Jr-Smith. I won’t hold my breath when that happens, but you never know.
Charlo’s chances of winning the title at 168th place are zero, given his inactivity, his age, and how incompetent he looked in his final match against Juan Macias Montiel in July 2021. In other words, Charlo may return to claim his 160 lb WBC belt at some point.
“We welcome that; We won’t say no.” promoter Kalle Sauerland said Sports sky about the match between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith to be the knockout of the WBC middleweight title on January 21.
“Let’s face it; Junior is the undisputed star of the division at this time.”
I wouldn’t be too excited if I were Sauerland about Eubank Jr being the “undisputed starter” at 160 because the division is dead, dead and dead.
40-year-old IBF/WBA middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin rarely competes anymore, and neither does Jermall Charlo.
Fighters like Jaime Munguia, who could become a star, are still picking weak opponents after a decade of professional competition, and he never seems to have done any risky fights. can increase its popularity.
Eubank Jr hasn’t actually played against anyone in his entire career other than George Groves and lost to him in 2018. Eubank Jr, 33, may be a star, but due to his weak lineup, he’s rare. when fighting and complete lack of ambition, he lost a lot of his chances to become a superstar warrior.
Eubank Jr’s final eight opponents:
- Liam Williams
- Wanik Awdijan
- Marcus Morrison
- Matt Korobov
- James DeGale
- JJ McDonagh
- George Groves
- Avni Yildirim
However, 34-year-old Liam (32-3-1, 19 KOs) is not ranked at 160 lb, as he fights at 154 and has never competed at 160 during his 15-year professional career. me.
Obviously, that won’t make 160 lb competitors and their promoters happy to see Eubank Jr fight a middleweight in the WBC 160 lb class.
Eubank Jr-Smith to be streamed live on DAZN in Canada, DACH [Australia, Germany & Switzerland]Japan and the United States.
“While I like the idea of it being an elimination and featuring the WBC, I’m also a realist and this is a blockbuster in itself,” Sauerland said. Sauerland talks about the title elimination match at 160 between Eubank Jr and Smith.
Those are two big traditional families in the UK boxing scene, and you’ve brought both of them into arguably the toughest fights of their careers. What more do I want?”
“This one comes with all the seasonings and garnishes if that comes with it – amazing. But this is a fight back.
Liam Smith and his brother Callum are going nowhere in their respective departments. Callum Smith will be up against WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev at some point, and he is expected to lose that fight.
Liam will never win another world title at 154th after losing his WBO belt to Canelo Alvarez in 2016. Smith is 34 years old and he is unlikely to beat the undisputed champion. Jermell Charlo at 154 or any of the top contenders like Tim Tszyu, Sebastian Fundora or Tony Harrison, in this writer’s opinion.
