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Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Williams Moves
To Jan. 29 At Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
The highly-anticipated domestic clash between Chris Eubank
Jr and Liam Williams has been rescheduled to Saturday 29th
January at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, kicking off a huge
year of live boxing on Sky Sports.
Originally scheduled for December 11, the bout - presented
by BOXXER and Sky Sports Boxing, in association with
Wasserman Boxing - moves to the new year as a result of
Williams suffering a recurrence of the shoulder injury
sustained during his world title fight against Demetrius
Andrade in April.
Following a series of scans and consultations with medical
experts, Williams has been advised that the flare-up can be
treated without surgery and that the bout can take place at
the end of January.
Tensions between the two rivals were already running high,
following years of heated invective around their mutual
claim to being the #1 middleweight in the UK. The added
build-up time is expected to take those tensions to new
heights and set the stage for an explosive showdown in the
Welsh capital.
"We were obviously disappointed to hear of Liam Williams’
injury but thankfully we will only have to wait a few more
weeks to witness this blockbuster clash. Chris Eubank Jr vs.
Liam Williams is the biggest fight in British boxing right
now,” said Kalle Sauerland, Head of Global Boxing at
Wasserman.
"There is genuine bad blood between them, and their rivalry
is only going to intensify as we get closer to fight night.
This is the match up everyone has been waiting to see. The
atmosphere in Cardiff is going to be incredible when these
two warriors finally meet in the centre of the ring to
settle their differences.”
"We were absolutely gutted to hear of Liam’s injury and so
we are equally delighted to get this fight back on, in a
matter of weeks, to ensure Liam’s 100% fitness. The
bitterness and mind-games towards each other has only
intensified during this period, and by the time they get
into the ring it will be at boiling point. I’m glad the fans
will get the chance to see the fight that they desperately
wanted," said Ben Shalom, Founder and CEO, BOXXER.
“This was going to be the biggest domestic fight of 2021.
Now it’s going to be the biggest domestic fight of 2022 and
it’s starting the Sky Sports Boxing new year with a bang.
It’s a great card from top to bottom and we can’t wait to
feel the atmosphere in the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on fight
night. It’s going to be electric.”
“We’ve got to wait a few more weeks for Chris Eubank Jr vs
Liam Williams, an unexpected twist in a heated rivalry which
has just become even more intense. There was real tension as
Eubank and Williams filmed ‘The Gloves Are Off’ in Sky
Studios recently, so you can expect a classic British battle
when they finally share the ring,” said Adam Smith, Head of
Boxing Development at Sky Sports.
“We’re planning a blockbuster schedule which will be
stronger than ever at the start of 2022, with Josh Taylor
also defending his undisputed world titles in February - and
there are more exciting announcements to come very soon!”
*Tickets purchased that have the original fight date of 11
December 2021 will be still be valid for the rescheduled
date of 29 January 2022. For a full refund please go to your
original point of purchase.*
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