{"id":265104,"date":"2023-01-22T02:45:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T03:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=265104"},"modified":"2023-01-22T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T13:58:09","slug":"out-of-nowhere-brutal-ko-stuns-british-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=265104","title":{"rendered":"'Out of nowhere': Brutal KO stuns British star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liam Smith has sensationally knocked out Chris Eubank Jr<\/a> to inflict his countryman's first stoppage defeat of his career.<\/p>\n

Coming into the fight, Eubank Jr had been undefeated since 2018, but was dropped twice in quick succession in the fourth round before the referee ended the fight shortly after.<\/p>\n

"I said all week I'm a good finisher and I knew if I got him hurt that I would finish him," Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n

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"Name me a Chris Eubank fight that has been respectful – not many."<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

Earlier in the week in their press conference, Smith threw homophobic taunts at Eubank, before Eubank made his own remarks about Smith's hometown of Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Eubank arrived at the weigh-in wearing a rainbow armband.<\/p>\n

Smith defended the comments to the BBC, before saying he is still up for a rematch.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisEubankJr\/status\/1616954560114982912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesHelder_\/status\/1616941096436928512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeHadleyMMA\/status\/1616936869375123456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ben_damon\/status\/1616936762009587712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

"Something I said may have come across wrong and I apologise for anyone offended by that. I respect everybody and it was just tongue in cheek with Chris," he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"There's not many fighters who can milk a crowd like I can. That was up there with the best nights in my career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I'll do the rematch on my terms."<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

Smith ended the fight with a flurry of fists. Eubank Jr emerged from the ring with a massive welt under his right eye.<\/p>\n

"Big congratulations to him, he caught me with a great shot," Eubank Jr said in the ring after the fight.<\/p>\n

"The build-up was the build-up, it got a bit ugly at the end. I regretted that. I respect you, I respect your family, I always have.<\/p>\n

"If the fans want to see a rematch, we can get it on at Anfield. Big respect, man."<\/p>\n

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