Chris Eubank Jr (30-2, 22 KOs) joins a stellar line up at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on October 16 as he takes on Wanik Awdijan (28-1, 11 KOs). Eubank Jr had been due to fight this past weekend but was left without an opponent when Anatoli Muratov was forced to withdraw on the day of the fight. Having remained in training, he and his coach Roy Jones Jr will now head north to face the German Middleweight contender Awdijan, live on Sky Sports.
The card also features WBO female middleweight champion Savannah Marshall (10-0, 8 KOs) defending against the undefeated Lolita Muzeya (16-0, 8 KOs), heavyweight Hughie Fury (25-3, 14 KOs) against Christian Hammer (26-7, 16 KOs), and local hero Lewis Ritson (21-2-0, 12 KOs) against gritty Philadelphia veteran ‘Hammerin’ Hank Lundy (31-9-1, 14 KOs).
Eubank Jr had a lot of potential but he seems to have decided to continue fighting mediocre at best opposition despite mgmt and trainer changes. He is going through the prime of his career without challenging the top fighters.
He had an interim title and they have him listed as “official challenger”, so I’m assuming (and hoping) that they’ll order him to fight Erislandy Lara pretty soon. Lara’s passed his best, but he’s farrrrrrrrrr better than these guys.
Bloody Palatka this guy what a con this is
Eubank clearly knows his place in the sport… fighting #97 world ranked Awdijan.
A journeyman posing as world class, he can fool some of the people some of the time.