The highly-anticipated rematch between bitter middleweight rivals Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith and Chris Eubank Jr will take place at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday, September 2nd, it was announced today.
Airing live and exclusively on Sky Sports Box Office, the blockbuster pay-per-view event will bring the pair’s heated rivalry to a fiery conclusion in the same arena which hosted their electrifying first encounter in January.
That frenetic firefight lasted just one minute into the fourth round before Smith secured victory with a stunning pair of knockdowns. Determined to avenge the defeat, Eubank Jr immediately activated the contracted rematch clause and has been in a protracted training camp focused on beating the Liverpool man..
With a prior date having been postponed due to Smith suffering a minor injury in training camp, the simmering rivalry has reached new heights with each passing month and is set to reach boiling point on September 2nd.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bronze Medallist Frazer Clarke returns to action having banked 10 invaluable rounds against former world title challenger Mariuz Wach at York Hall in June and is set to lock horns with ‘The White Rhino’ Dave Allen.
‘The Albanian King’ Florian Marku will take on Ireland’s Dylan Moran in a ten round welterweight contest.
In another mouth-watering domestic clash, Oldham’s Mark Heffron will defend his British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles against Jack Cullen.
Miakela Mayer (18-1-, 5 KO’s), locks horns with former EBU European super-lightweight champion Silvia Bortot (11-2, 3 KO’s)
Lauren Price MBE (4-0, 1 KO). The Welshwoman has been linked with a possible near-future showdown with recently-crowned welterweight champion Natsha Jonas and heads to Manchester intent on extending her perfect professional record and moving closer to contention.
SMITH vs EUBANK II: REPEAT OR REVENGE? is presented in association with official partners bet365, WOW HYDRATE, Everlast and Village Hotels.
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