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Chris Eubank Jr record: Height, weight, reach, career stats and more as Anatoli Muratov fight CALLED OFF at Wembley Arena as Next Gen eyes Canelo Alvarez
Chris Eubank Jr will no longer headline at Wembley Arena on Saturday night after his fight with Anatoli Muratov was cancelled.
Eubank Jr had wanted to put on a show but the fight was called off at the eleventh hour.
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'Next Gen' is eyeing a clash with the great Canelo Alvarez and was hoping to send out a message against Muratov.
However, with a stacked undercard, talkSPORT will still bring you live commentary of the event.
Chris Eubank Jr: Debut and who he has fought
Eubank started his professional career with 18 wins and 13 knockouts after his debut in 2011.
His first opponent was Kirilas Psonko who he defeated in the fourth round by TKO at EventCity in Manchester.
In 2014, he suffered his first loss in the huge bout for the European, British and commonwealth middleweight titles against Billy Joe Saunders at the ExCel in London.
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It went the full 12 rounds but he lost on a split-decision.
In 2016, Eubank won at the Wembley Arena to claim the British middleweight title against Nick Blackwell by TKO in the tenth round.
Less than a year later, he went on to win against Renold Quinlan to win his first super-middleweight title against the Australian.
His second loss came shortly after against George Groves before going on another streak of wins.
Eubank claimed the WBA title in December 2019 by TKO at the Barclays Center in New York after Matt Korobov injured his shoulder in the second round and was unable to continue.
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Most recently a victory over Marcus Morrison at the AO Arena in Manchester has seen him notch four wins in a row.
The fight was decided by unanimous decision in May of this year and 'Next Gen' is now ready to get back under the lights and face Muratov.
Chris Eubank Jr: Wins, losses and professional record
Of the 32 fights Eubank Jr has faced, he has won 30 with just two defeats.
He has claimed 22 victories by the way of knockout and his most recent loss came from the huge Brit clash against Groves in 2018.
Chris Eubank Jr: Weight, height and reach
On December 13 2016, Eubank announced that he would be moving up to the super-middleweight division and his most recent fight he clocked in at 73kg.
His reach is a modest 72.5in (184cm) for his 5ft 11in (180cm) tall frame.
Chris Eubank Jr: Next fight and future opponents
Eubank had hoped to earn a world title fight if he beat Muratov who has a record of 24-2-1.
Next Gen is still targeting a huge bout with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez but may need another win to help solidify that push for that to happen next year.
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He said: “He’s the only one I would move up a weight again to fight and yeah, he is running out of guys to fight.
“Nobody wants to fight him and the guys that do want to fight him, [they] don’t actually want to fight him.
“I don’t care about any of that. I want to beat him. I want to fight fire with fire. The fans know that.
“That fight is definitely a fight that can happen, and I think next year, we’ll be pushing hard for that.
Seeing Anthony Joshua lose at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the weekend has certainly stoked him on.
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He said: "Absolutely, I'm fired up. Obviously Anthony Joshua is a friend of mine. I'm a little deflated that eh lost, but its part of the game we've all been there.
"If anything this makes me want to fight even harder. i know the feelings he's going through now."
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