Chris Eubank Jr’s trainer Roy Jones Jr has reacted angrily to comments made by Eddie Hearn
in the aftermath of his man’s defeat to Liam Smith on Saturday night. for the first time in his career, though Jones Jr has appeared to suggest an illegal ‘elbow’ from Smith caused the finish.The fight began with an intriguing opening round as Eubank Jr tried to establish his jab, but Smith landed the most notable punches.
By the third, Eubank Jr appeared to be taking control as he hammered Smith with a series of unanswered uppercuts.Smith assaulted Eubank Jr with a ruthless combination, concluding with a huge left uppercut and left hook which floored him. This was the first time in his career he’d been down. There has been some controversy, as clips have emerged suggesting Smith may have landed an elbow to the head ofThough he bravely got up to fight on, Eubank Jr was quickly downed again with another uppercut, prompting referee Victor Loughlin to stop the fight.A clear illegal elbow from Liam Smith in the build up to his TKO win over Chris Eubank Jr.
I realise the uppercut and left hook combo are what ultimately shut down Eubank Jr but if an illegal blow created the opening for those two shots how does that work?
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