Chris Eubank
Chris Eubank 
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| Birth Name | Christopher Livingstone Eubanks |
| Weight class | Super middleweight |
| nationality | British |
| birthday | August 8, 1966 |
| place of birth | London |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.78 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 52 |
| Victories | 45 |
| Knockout victories | 23 |
| Defeats | 5 |
| draw | 2 |
Chris Eubank (* 8. August 1966 in London , UK as Christopher Livingstone Eubanks ) is a former British professional boxer and former world champion.
Professional career
The counter-boxer Eubank, boxing unorthodox with idiosyncratic haymakers , made his professional middleweight debut in 1985. He defeated average opponents until he was able to win the WBO title by technical knockout in the ninth round on November 18, 1990 against Nigel Benn , one of his two national arch-rivals . Against the hard-hitting Benn, he showed good taker skills and great fighting spirit. In June 1991 he defended the title on points against fellow countryman Michael Watson in another very hard fight . It was his last fight in the class, he dropped the title and switched to super middleweight .
There he was allowed to box for the vacant WBO title in this weight class on September 21, 1991. His opponent was Watson again. Lying behind, he managed to knock out on the last lap. Watson was injured so badly that he fell into a coma and is still impaired today. Eubank took these events with him in such a way that he was no longer the same after this fight and hardly celebrated knockout victories.
Nevertheless, he succeeded in a series of fourteen successful title defenses. Among other things, he was able to defeat Tony Thornton, Lindell Holmes in London in February 1993 in the WBO super middleweight fight with a unanimous 12-round point victory, and Henry Wharton on points, and he also inflicted the first defeat on the undefeated Graciano Rocchigiani , a union fight with the meanwhile the WBC -Titelträger ascended Nigel Benn in October 1993 ended in a draw.
He lost the belt on March 18, 1995 by losing points to Steve Collins from Ireland , his first loss in almost ten years as a professional boxer. Collins had used psychological tricks to make him believe that he was being hypnotized, which unsettled Eubank because of the Watson tragedy. He was also defeated in the rematch six months later.
When Collins resigned in 1997 and the title became free again, Eubank was allowed to box again for this title. His opponent was the young, aspiring Joe Calzaghe on October 11th , against whom he lost clearly on points.
In 1998 he tried two bouts against the WBO cruiserweight title holder , Carl Thompson . However, he again lost both duels, the last prematurely for the first time in his career. After three consecutive defeats, he ended his career.
Eubank is divorced and has four children. His eldest son, Chris Eubank Jr. (* 1989) is also a professional boxer.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Nigel Benn | World middleweight boxing champion ( WBO ) November 18, 1990–1991 |
Gerald McClellan |
| Thomas Hearns | World Super Middleweight Boxing Champion ( WBO ) September 21, 1991 - March 18, 1995 |
Steve Collins |
Web links
- Chris Eubank in the BoxRec database
Individual evidence
- ^ "Results without national leagues", Sport-Bild from February 24, 1993, p. 60
- ↑ Chris Eubank Jr. in the BoxRec database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eubank, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eubank, Christopher Livingstone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |