Eubank vs Smith LIVE: Results from rematch after late TKO
Re-live updates after Eubank Jr avenged his stoppage loss to Smith
Chris Eubank Jr gained revenge against Liam Smith on Saturday, stopping his rival as the Britons returned to the scene of their first clash.
Smith dropped Eubank Jr twice at Manchester’s AO Arena in January before the referee waved off the middleweight bout, but the boxers’ roles were reversed on Saturday. In the same building, it was Eubank Jr who dropped Smith twice before securing a TKO in the 10th round.
Eubank Jr, 33, looked the slicker fighter all night, switching targets between the head and body while picking his shots wisely. Meanwhile, 35-year-old Smith looked languid and was watching rounds slip away from the first bell. The first knockdown came in the fourth round – the frame in which their first fight ended – as Smith was dropped to a knee and smartly spat out his mouthguard to buy time. In fact, he bought more than he might have imagined, briefly quelling Eubank Jr’s momentum.
When the action resumed, Eubank Jr sought a finish but – as it eluded him – he elected patience as the bout wore on. In the 10th round, however, he put down Smith again with a left hook after a fast start to the round. Smith let out a deep breath as he rose to beat the referee’s count, with blood trickling from a cut above his right eye. The Liverpudlian was only delaying the inevitable, however, as Eubank Jr backed him up to the ropes and unloaded shots, overwhelming Smith. Eventually, referee Kevin Parker stepped in to wave off the fight, sealing Eubank Jr’s redemption.
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Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 9
Good head movement from Mayer after she unloads a few heavy hooks.
More nice work from the American, who is switching targets well between the head and body.
Mayer is warned for throwing one body shot too low, however.
Clean right cross from Bortot now.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 8
Three rounds to go. Both women let their hands go before briefly holding.
Swift right uppercut by Mayer, thrown from the hip. It snaps back Bortot’s head.
Bortot is just looking a little laboured in her movement and output now.
She’s tagged by a hard left hook in the final seconds of the round.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 7
Bortot steps in with a jab and a left hook to the body. Now she brings the left hook upstairs.
Mayer sees a right uppercut blocked, but she then throws a left uppercut, which sneaks through Bortot’s guard.
Now Mayer targets the body, leading Bortot to hold for the first time in the fight. The fighters soon separate.
Mayer walks onto a stiff right cross from Bortot, who then pummels a left hook into the body of the American.
Good jab by Mayer.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 6
Mayer is using that overhand right more in this round, having conditioned Bortot to lower her guard somewhat due to the body shots.
But now a slightly different pattern is emerging as the round wears on: Bortot is starting to block the overhand right, but she’s then immediately getting caught by a left hook to the body. Clever approach by Mayer.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 5
Mayer parries a couple of straight punches from Bortot, the shorter fighter.
Mayer is focusing on using her jab at the moment. She now throws a rear uppercut at Bortot’s guard before sneaking a left hook around the top. Nice work.
Bortot with a hook to the body, but Mayer responds with two of her own.
Twice Mayer times a jab nicely, before following up with a hard overhand right! Bortot justtttt appeared to wobble slightly there!
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 4
Nice left hook from Mayer, who aims up top before throwing the same weapon to the body of Bortot.
Bortot with a right hook to the head. Mayer stalks her around the ring now.
Bortot blocks a few heavy shots from Mayer, who shows off some slick head movement to avoid a winging hook.
Mayer with a cross to the top of a crouching Bortot’s head.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE
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Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 3
Bortot misses a cross after Mayer comes forward with a few jabs.
Bortot partially blocks a cross by Mayer, who lands her next attempt.
Both fighters connect with left hooks simultaneously – Mayer to the body, Bortot to the head.
Decent uppercut by Bortot now, splitting the guard of the American. Mayer responds in kind.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 2
Bortot backs up Mayer early in this round, unloading a series of short and teasing straight shots.
Mayer moves out of the corner and employs her left hook again, aiming it at the body and then the head of Bortot.
Good composure from the American after that initial flurry by Bortot, who now throws a pair of body hooks at Mayer – one off each wing.
Now it’s Mayer who backs up Bortot, but the Italian lands a decent counter one-two upstairs.
Eubank Jr vs Smith 2 LIVE: Mikaela Mayer vs Silvia Bortot
Round 1
Mayer is fighting well behind her jab early on. She’s switching targets between the head and body, the latter of which she now attacks with a lead left hook.
Now Mayer fires a right cross onto the elbow of Bortot, who is keeping a tight guard.
I say it every time, but these two-minute rounds really fly by.
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