Chris Eubank Jr next fight LIVE: Date, UK start time and how to follow as ‘Next Gen’ returns on Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard
Chris Eubank Jr will make his long-awaited return to boxing on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol this evening.
'Next Gen' will look to rebuild momentum against Polish fighter Kamil Szeremeta in Saudi Arabia after a 13-month hiatus from the sport.
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Eubank Jr hasn't laced up his gloves since September last year when he avenged his defeat to Liam Smith via a tenth-round stoppage.
The 35-year-old has since signed a partnership deal with BOXXER and looks to be more active, having also reeled off a four-fight hit list including Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Conor Benn, and a rematch with Billy Joe Saunders.
First, Eubank Jr will take on potential banana-skin opponent Szeremeta as he starts to build towards a potential world title shot.
Szeremeta is undefeated in his last six but his two career defeats have been via knockout, which is a speciality of 24-time KO king Eubank Jr.
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This 12-round middleweight fight will take place on Saturday, October 12.
It will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with ring-walk times for this fight expected to be at 8pm UK time.
The card will shown live on TNT Sport Box Office and DAZN in the UK for £19.99 while has priced it at £19.95.
Fans can sign up to TNT Sports Box Office and discovery+ . More details on how to sign up to DAZN can be found .
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Eubank Jr. vs Szeremeta: Fight card
Subject to change…
- MAIN EVENT: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol – for IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light heavyweight titles - 11:15pm
- Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey – for IBF cruiserweight title - 10pm
- Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke - for British & Commonwealth heavyweight titles - 9pm
- Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta – for IBO middleweight title - 8pm
- Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman – for WBC featherweight title - 7pm
- Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron - 6pm
- Mohammaed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez - 5:30pm
Ben Shalom Reveals Chris Eubank Jr's Targets For Next Fight Including Canelo Alvarez!
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Eubank Jr. vs Szeremeta: What has been said?
Ben Shalom has told talkSPORT that Eubank Jr will fight for a middleweight world title should he emerge victorious in this bout.
Speaking to talkSPORT's , Shalom said: "Unless he's going to get one of the biggest names that we have talked about, whether it is Canelo, whether it is [Terence] Crawford, whether it is Ben [Whittaker], whether it is Billy Joe Saunders... or Conor Benn...
"He has to fight for a world title in his next fight and I completely agree.
"And we will do absolutely everything to make that happen so unless it is one of the big names where it is ridiculous money, because that is what comes with Chris Eubank Jr, then it has to be a world title."
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And Eubank Jr insists he still has plenty to offer in boxing despite turning 35 years old last month.
He said: "The mission is to succeed. The mission is to progress. The mission is to create a legacy that will last a lifetime. The mission is to win.
“By any means necessary within the rules of boxing.
"You're happy when you're happy but I'm never going to reach a point when I'm like: 'Oh right, I'm done.' That only comes with your mind and your heart.
“Is my heart still in the sport? Do I still want to do this? Absolutely. This is my love. This is my passion. This is who I am.
“I am a fighter. And that isn't going to go away anytime soon."
Eubank Jr is also contemplating a crossover fight with Conor McGregor.
Speaking to DAZN, he said: "This was a crazy night out in Dubai. Conor was very drunk.
"And we had a great time. You know, there's actually been talks of me and him actually having a boxing match at some point.
"The fans have said that they want to see that. How interesting that would be.
"That's definitely something that I'm open to exploring, let's just say that."
Eubank Jr. vs Szeremeta: Betting odds with talkSPORT BET
Fight odds:
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Draw -
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Kamil Szeremeta -
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