Chris Eubank Jr's showdown with Liam Williams finally takes place this weekend after the fight was delayed on two occasions.
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Initially the bout was put on hold last December after Williams suffered a shoulder injury while the bout was delayed again on January 29 after the British Boxing Board of Control suspended all UK boxing in January.
The fight now takes place on Friday evening at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff as Welshman Williams fights in front of a home crowd.
Former IBO super-middleweight champion Eubank Jr beat Wanik Awdijan last time out to take his record to 31 and two.
While Williams lost to Demetrius Andrade in their WBO middleweight title showdown.
Eubank Jr is the ODDS-ON favourite to win the showdown on Saturday evening while Williams is priced at 2/1 to cause an upset on home soil.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Williams odds – Paddy Power
- Chris Eubank Jr 4/11
- Draw 16/1
- Liam Williams 2/1
Tips and prediction – Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Williams
In sixty shared fights and five defeats neither man has been knocked out, Williams has been stopped once but only when his trainer pulled him out with a career-threatening cut to his eye.
Williams is the hard-hitting Welshman who only popped up to middleweight in 2018 – from his usual super-welter stomping ground – for a late-notice crack at the British title he won and then went on a sensational five-fight stoppage rampage.
The excellently awkward Demetrius Andrade ended that streak in May when Williams failed in his WBO world title bid against the 31-0 American and now he rebuilds instantly with a must-win battle.
Eubank Jr has proven his chin up at super-middle against the likes of George Groves and James DeGale but his last two showings – his first two bouts under new trainer Roy Jones Jr – have underwhelmed.
This looks like a nailed-on 12-round fight, a bloody one at that as both Brits have suffered gashes in the past and always steam forward.
Adam Booth is in Williams' corner for the first time and, while a master tactician and trainer, he always insists on protecting his fighters foremost and has pulled out star names like David Haye and Josh Kelly when they have been hurt and in trouble.
Compare that to Eubank Jr’s OTT vow that his corner never even takes a white towel to the ring for that very same signal of surrender.
Williams is definitely the technically more gifted boxer and a points win in front of his Cardiff crowd looks attractive.
If Eubank is going to use his size and engine to grind Williams down in the Dragon’s den, then a stoppage in the second half – rounds 7-12 – looks most alluring.
- Chris Eubank Jr in Rounds 7-12 – 3/1 with Sky Bet
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