Chris Eubank returns to stop Kamil Szeremeta and confront Conor Benn | Jai Opetaia halts Jack Massey | Boxing News

Chris Eubank Jr returned to motion with a stoppage win over Kamil Szeremeta, earlier than discovering himself in one other altercation with Conor Benn.

He dropped Szeremeta 4 occasions in complete, earlier than his rival Benn, underneath provisional suspension for failing a drug check when he was meant to combat Eubank Jr, ducked into the ring and barged into Eubank.

Having his first combat since his revenge win over Liam Smith 13 months in the past, and his first with new coach Jonathon Banks, Eubank Jr started the competition brightly.

He tagged Szeremeta with a double jab to the physique and the top. Eubank caught a neat proper cross by and commenced to place mixtures of punches collectively.

A effective straight one-two dropped the Pole within the first spherical. Szeremta rose from it although and did rally behind a great mixture of his personal, a double jab establishing his cross.

The combat did get rougher and a lower had opened on Eubank’s proper eyebrow by the third spherical.

Eubank Jr put in a burst of punches within the subsequent spherical and Szeremeta started to really feel these hits.

He weathered the assault and beckoned Eubank in in the course of the combat. However he did not tempt Eubank into speeding himself.

As he managed the lower, Eubank additionally started to take management of the gutsy opponent. Szeremeta put jabs collectively and caught Eubank’s chin within the sixth spherical, however he shook it off.

Eubank’s jab although carved a path for a stable cross. A superb single proper cross, blasted Szeremeta off his ft for a second time.

An enormous proper uppercut introduced the Pole’s head up however the bell rang to finish the spherical and name Eubank off.

A left hook early within the seventh spherical clipped Szeremeta and a physique shot noticed him take a knee.

Eubank ripped a punishing, heavy left uppercut into the physique and despatched Szeremeta down for a fourth time. For referee John Latham that was sufficient.

“I used to be having enjoyable in there, I believe I may have completed it within the first however it’s been a yr out, I wished to get some ring rust off,” Eubank stated of his combat.

When Benn appeared in entrance of him instantly afterwards, they went face to face.

“That is the combat all people needs to see, 168, 170,” he informed Benn, “there is no pushing me round anymore son. I need you subsequent!”

Opetaia dominates Massey

Australia’s Jai Opetaia impressively retained the IBF cruiserweight world title when European champion Jack Massey was pulled out within the sixth spherical.

Opetaia managed the motion brilliantly. The southpaw is cellular however he centered his motion into aggression. He got here on and on, lining up hurtful left crosses, smacking them neatly into the physique time after time, draining Massey’s vitality reserves all of the whereas.

He had the variation to confuse Massey and smack that lengthy cross into the top as nicely.

A lower by Massey’s left eye smeared blood throughout his cheek and nostril, a mark of the punishment he was taking.

Opetaia turned the strain up one other diploma within the fifth spherical, a proper hook snagging Massey’s jaw. That harm the courageous Briton, who needed to endure one other shot being screwed into his physique.

Within the sixth spherical Opetaia went up one more gear. He was attending to Massey, smacking him around the ring. The challenger’s coach noticed one thing that alarmed him and he sprang onto the ring apron to throw within the towel and pull his man out.

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