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The highly anticipated rematch between Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr is postponed, so the match will not take place on the 1st of July. In the first match, Liam Smith dominatingly won by securing a knockout; however, he was generous enough to agree to give Chris Eubank Jr a second chance.
Chris Eubank Jr must be looking for vengeance and will have to wait a little longer before he gets the opportunity to avenge his loss. The match has been postponed because of Liam Smith's injury. However, boxing fans who were looking forward to the rematch shouldn't be too disappointed as the promoters will announce the new date shortly, and fans should tune into the replaced event that is a clash between Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Savannah Marshal.
Liam Smith speaks about his injury
Liam Smith is not ready to fight as he is injured, he looks forward to beating Chris Eubank Jr for the second time, and we can expect a new date to be publicly announced soon. "I asked BOXXER to put a big card together for this pay-per-view rematch with Chris Eubank Jr and they more than delivered, so I'm honestly delighted that BOXXER is keeping the card together - most promoters wouldn't do that, I think," Smith said as quoted by skysports.com.
"I've always said a fully-fit Liam Smith beats Chris Eubank Jr every day of the week and twice on Sunday. I tried training through it because I didn't want to let anyone down but my team have decided to withdraw me following the latest medical assessment.
"I'll heal up now and then the fully-fit Liam Smith will be back later this year to give Chris his second beating." Chris Eubank Jr should look at the positives, the postponement will spare him more time to prepare for the rematch, and it will be very interesting to see if he can shock the boxing world by beating Liam Smith. A victory for Chris Eubank Jr will inevitably lead to a trilogy.
