Chris Eubank, Jr.

Christopher Livingstone Eubank, Jr. (born 18 September 1989)^[1] is a British professional boxer, and the son of the former world boxing champion Chris Eubank. He is the current interim WBA Middleweight champion, and as of March 2015 is ranked by BoxRec as the #1 middleweight boxer in the UK and #13 in the world.

Biography

Eubank was born in Hove, Sussex, Great Britain, to father Christopher Livingston Eubank and mother Karron Suzanne Stephen Martin.^[2] Eubank studied at Brighton College as a pupil. Chris Eubank Jr. also featured alongside his father in a reality TV series At Home with the Eubanks.^[3] At the age of 16 Eubank along with his brother Sebastian moved to America to live with a guardian 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.^[4]

Boxing career

Amateur career

Eubank began his amateur career in 2007. With the winning of his sixth amateur fight, he became the Amateur Golden Glove Champion for the State of Nevada in his weight division of 165 lbs. 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.^[5]

Professional career

After a successful amateur career which saw Eubank win the Nevada Golden Gloves, Eubank quickly turned professional and signed with promoter Mick Hennessy.^[6] He is currently mentored by trainer Ronnie Davies.^[7] Chris Eubank Jr lost his unbeaten record as he lost a split decision to Billy Joe Saunders in London on Saturday 29th Nov 2014. Eubank Jr and Saunders, both 25, went the distance in a nip-and-tuck bout at ExCel, with Saunders coming out a 115-114, 115-113 and 113-116 winner. Chris Eubank Jr made a stirring return to the ring on Saturday 28th Feb at the O2 Arena in London. He scored a 12th-round TKO win over Dmitry Chudinov. Eubank's efforts earned him the WBA interim title.

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (14 Knockouts, 5 Decisions), 1 Loss, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	Les Sherrington	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	- (12)	2015-05-09	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London	Defending interim WBA Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19–1	Dmitry Chudinov	TKO	12 (12), 2:11	2015-02-28	The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London	Won interim WBA Middleweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	18–1	Billy Joe Saunders	SD	12	2014-11-29	ExCeL Arena, Docklands, London	For EBU, Commonwealth and BBBofC Middleweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18–0	Omar Siala	TKO	2 (8), 1:50	2014-10-25	Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17–0	Ivan Jukic	TKO	1 (10), 2:32	2014-07-26	Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16–0	Stepan Horvath	TKO	6 (8), 2:08	2014-06-07	Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15–0	Robert Swierzbinski	TKO	7 (8), 1:03	2014-05-10	Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14–0	Sandor Micsko	KO	2 (8), 1:43	2014-04-12	Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13–0	Alistair Warren	RTD	3 (8), 3:00	2014-02-22	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12–0	Frankie Borg	KO	6 (6), 2:48	2013-11-16	Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11–0	Alexey Ribchev	TKO	3 (8), 1:45	2013-09-14	Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10–0	Tyan Booth	TKO	8 (8), 2:31	2013-06-08	Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9–0	Olegs Fedotovs	TKO	2 (8), 1:55	2012-12-08	Bonus Arena, Hull, Yorkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8–0	Bradley Pryce	PTS	8	2012-12-01	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7–0	Ruslans Pojonisevs	PTS	8	2012-10-13	Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6–0	Tadas Jonkus	TKO	3 (6), 2:29	2012-09-22	Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5–0	Terry Carruthers	PTS	6	2012-07-07	Hand Arena, Clevedon, Somerset
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4–0	Harry Matthews	PTS	6	2012-05-12	Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3–0	Paul Allison	TKO	4 (6)	2012-04-14	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2–0	Jason Ball	PTS	6	2012-02-18	Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Kirilas Psonko	TKO	4 (6), 1:46	2011-11-12	Trafford Park, Manchester, Greater Manchester	Professional debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Chris Eubank, Jr. from BoxRec