Most boxing fans believe that Chris Eubank Jr tasted the canvas for the first time against Liam Smith - but that isn't the case.'Next Gen' was dropped
Most boxing fans believe that Chris Eubank Jr tasted the canvas for the first time against Liam Smith - but that isn't the case.described the punch that floored him as a 'once in a lifetime' shot and insisted that he had 'never touched the canvas before'.Back in May 2011, Decastro squared off against Eubank Jr at the Yarborough Leisure Centre in Lincoln - and floored him with the first punch he landed.
"There were one thousand people there for me and it's something I'll remember for a long time," Decastro told talkSPORT.com."But you can clearly see in the video that I caught him with a right hand.Beterbiev and Bivol leave fans stunned as they show off ripped fight physiquesAnd in the end, it was Eubank Jr who got the nod on the scorecards.
When they rematched one month later in Brighton, the judges weren't needed as Eubank Jr scored a stoppage victory against the ropes.Decastro added: "The first fight we had a war. In the second fight, which was on Sky, he boxed cleverly and I wasn't quite on my game."So I was just a fraction behind the pace and he caught me with a good shot."It didn't rock me but the referee stopped it. They just wanted him to get a big win on Sky and he turned over after that.
'The Nightmare' compiled a 16-0 record in the pros before having his license revoked by the board due to his eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, which causes night blindness and poor peripheral vision.Erik ten Hag believes his future has been decided as Man United boss jets off for holidayIn his second fight, he defeated Paul Hilz to become the company's British lightweight champion but is currently riding a three-fight skid.
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