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and finally in an excellent match with another fellow Briton,
Michael Watson, fighting him to a narrow 12-round majority
decision in Eubank's favour. This concluded Eubank's career as a
middleweight, with a 28?0 record.
WBO super-m iddlew eight cham pion[edit ]
A rematch with Watson for the vacant WBO super-middleweight
title took place in September 1991, in which Watson suffered a
near-fatal injury. Eubank was behind on all scorecards after 10
rounds, and was knocked down 18 seconds from the end of the
round. He rose from the canvas (being given only a standing
four-count instead of eight) to unleash a devastating uppercut to
Watson's jaw right at the end of the round, knocking Watson's
head and neck backwards into the ring ropes. The bell sounded
to end the round as soon as Watson was up from the count. It
was still obvious to all observers ? and to Eubank himself ? that
he needed a knockout to win: and early in the 12th, with Watson
still visibly shaken, the fight was stopped with Watson under a
flurry of punches from Eubank. Soon after the fight Watson
collapsed in his corner. His condition may have been worsened
by delay in receiving medical attention: there was no ambulance
or paramedic at the event and after eight minutes on the ring
floor, Watson was attended by doctors wearing dinner jackets,
arriving late. Following the fight, Eubank contemplated quitting
the sport. Commentator Reg Gutteridge claimed, in the moment,
he had, "never seen a more dramatic end to a world title fight".
Eubank later reflected on the aftermath: "I lost my finishing
instinct in the ring ? I couldn't finish fights any more. However, I
needed to work and so I carried on and I won most of my fights
on decisions. And I blamed myself, after all, it was me who threw
the punch."[6]
Eubank was particularly noted for his confidence, concentration,
composure, and extravagant behaviour, and antics that included
a vault over the top-rope into the ring before each fight. His
trademark theme tune was Tina Turner's Simply the Best. He
would often engage in posturing (particularly between rounds of
fights). Eubank was by now presented as something of a "man
you love to hate" figure in the British tabloid press because of
his perceived arrogance and for his singularly unconventional
sense of style. In boxing circles he enjoyed even less popularity,
having once referred to the sport as a 'mug's game' on national
television (This was a selective quote ? Eubank had actually been
discussing the seedier side of the sport, such as the beatings
taken by journeyman fighters for small sums of money, or
boxers that were lied to and ripped off by promoters).
Now the holder of a second title, Eubank relinquished his
middleweight title and concentrated on defending his new
crown at the higher weight of 12 st. After the Watson tragedy
Eubank never again showed any desire to knock opponents out,
preferring to retain his title through points victories. He made
successful defences against "Sugarboy" Malinga, the American
quartet of John Jarvis, Ron Essett, Tony Thornton and former
World Champion Lindell Holmes, as well as Juan Carlos Giminez
Ferreyra and a draw with fellow Briton Ray Close.
CHRIS EUBANK JUNIOR
Champion for the State of Nevada in his weight division of 165lbs.
With his eighth amateur fight he became the Amateur Golden
Glove Champion for the Western States of the United States in his
weight division. Eubank was 1?1 in the 2008 National Golden
Gloves. He ended his amateur career with a record of 24-2.
Eubank quickly turned professional in 2011 and signed with
promoter Mick Hennessy.[8] Mentored by trainer Ronnie Davies
and his father.[9] Over the next three years, Eubank amassed a
record of 18-0 with 13 knockouts to his name.
Christopher Livingstone "Chris" Eubank Jr. (born 18 September
1989) is also a British professional boxer. He has held the IBO
super-middleweight title since February 2017, having previously
held the WBA interim and British middleweight titles between
2015 and 2016. As of July 2017, Eubank Jr. is ranked as the world's
second best super middleweight by BoxRec sixth by the
Transnational Boxing Rakings Board and seventh by The Ring
Magazine.
When he came toe to toe with fellow boxer Billy Joe Saunders
(already on a record of 19-0) on 29th November 2014 at the ExCel
Arena in London. Chris Eubank Sr said of him in the lead-up to the
fight: "I don't fear for 'Junior' because he's the most dangerous
young man I've ever come across in boxing. He's scary." But,
unfortunately, after 12 gruelling rounds (Eubank has never gone
past 8 rounds in his career) his first loss of his career; and only on
points which helped Saunders to retain his British, European and
Commonwealth titles . Bringing his total up to 18-1.
Eubank was born in Hove, East Sussex, the son of Chris Eubank
Snr and Karron Suzanne Stephen Martin. He was a pupil at
Brighton College. Eubank also featured alongside his father in the
reality TV series At Home With The Eubanks.
At the age of 16, Eubank and his brother Sebastian moved to the
United States to live with a guardian named Irene Hutton. It was
explained by their mother Karron as "mere paperwork" and done
to enable them to gain dual citizenship without the need to
marry, and to enhance their prospects of sporting careers.
Since that day, Eubank Jr, has never lost a fight.
Eubank Jr. began his amateur career in 2007. With the winning of
his sixth amateur fight, he became the Amateur Golden Glove