By Ian Aldous: On December 12th at the O2 Arena in London, interim WBA belt holder, Chris Eubank Jr. (20-1) will face Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan (22-1) in an eliminator for the WBA world middleweight championship. The winner will move on to battle either Daniel Jacobs or Peter Quillin next year. The bitter rivals will finally face-off after a lengthy back-and-forth between the two has boiled in the background. The fight was officially announced at a press conference in central London today. I was there to see what the rivals and their teams had to say.
It was a predominantly mellow press conference with just a couple of moments that might have seen tempers frayed. The traditional head-to-head photo opportunity at the end didn’t materialize due to Chris Eubank Jr.’s refusal. O’Sullivan used the head-to-head opportunity in the build up to his fight against Anthony Fitzgerald to kiss his opponent.
