Liam Smith and Chris Eubank jnr meet for the second time this year on Saturday in what should be a fiercely contested rematch at the Manchester Arena.

Smith claimed a sensational fourth-round stoppage in their first meeting at the same venue back in January. Beefy was the underdog ahead of that bout but heads into Saturday’s second stanza as the slight favourite.

A strong case can be made for either fighter despite the manner of Smith’s win last time. Eubank enjoyed some early success and landed some decent shots in the third, but Smith connected well early in the fourth with a couple of left hooks and an uppercut. Had that happened later in the round, Eubank might have survived to fight on but there was just too much time remaining for him to hold on.

Eubank is the naturally bigger fighter and probably carries more power, while Smith has shown he has the tools to stop his opponent. As such, the fight odds markets may not be the best way to approach this middleweight clash and greater value can be found in backing two or more knockdowns in the fight.

There were three in the last fight including the stoppage. Smith’s fights have been eventful of late as there have been at least two knockdowns in three of his last four, while Eubank dropped Liam Williams four times before winning on points prior to facing Smith.

Both of these fighters have lost inside the distance only once in their careers and both managed to get up from the canvas at least twice before being stopped. Given what is at stake for both men here, neither will give up easily and as both have shown the desire to fight on after being knocked down previously there is every reason to believe we could see at least two in what could be an intense rematch.

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Published on 1 September 2023inBoxing tips

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