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With Chris Eubank Jr set to make his boxing return on May 1st against Marcus Morrison, Eubank talks to Sky Sports about how he’s improved under the guidance of the legendary Roy Jones Jr, who he believes will help extend his professional fighting career due to better tactics and strategies. Eubank Jr specifically makes reference to mental approach to the game and says he had previously lost sight of some of boxing’s nuances as he was more focused on simply inflicting damage on his opponents.
“Some of those things I had lost focus on. I put that down to moving up to super-middleweight - knowing I was against guys who were naturally bigger, I got it into my head that I had to hurt them early so they didn’t bully me. I lost sight of the boxing. At middleweight nobody will bully me, nobody is bigger than me, so I can focus on the art and craft rather than the war aspect. I will still go to war - when there is an opportunity, these guys will ge
Demetrius Andrade vs Liam Williams: Mission Possible
Matt Christie outlines why Liam Williams has every chance of upsetting Demetrius Andrade in Hollywood
THE already impressive reinvention of Liam Williams will become a thing of Welsh legend if he defeats WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade on Saturday night (April 17). While the might of Andrade is substantial, it’s not insurmountable, and victory for the ferocious challenger will not only see Williams score one of the most impressive wins in his country’s fighting history, it could also set up a monster all-British clash with a boxer Williams has wanted to face for a long time.
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UK slugger James Tennyson will look to pick up some new hardware on Matchroom’s May 1st Joseph Parker-Derek Chisora undercard, taking on Mexico’s Jovanni Straffon in a bid for the IBO lightweight title.
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Tennyson (28-3, 24 KO) has won six straight by knockout since a 2018 loss to Tevin Farmer, including a sixth-round finish of Gavin Gwynne for the British title and a two-minute mauling of Josh O’Reilly last time out. The latter was supposedly a WBA eliminator, but the sanctioning body currently has him ranked seventh, who knows whether anything will come of that.
Saunders: The closest Eubank Jr will get to Canelo is a ringside ticket
Saunders aims to produce stunning victory over Alvarez on May 8
Billy Joe Saunders has responded to Chris Eubank Jr saying he would bet £10k on Canelo Alvarez to win by knockout on May 8 Photo Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME
Billy Joe Saunders says Chris Eubank Jr is “irrelevant” to him and has dismissed his rival’s ambitions of becoming world champion in future.
WBO Super Middleweight champion, Saunders tackles pound-for-pound star and unified WBC and WBA ‘Super’ titlist Canelo Alvarez in an eagerly-aniticipated unification clash at the AT & T Stadium in Texas on May 8.
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