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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Nick Blackwell analysis and prediction

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eubank56666By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBA middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) will be fighting for the British middleweight title tonight against champion Nick Blackwell (19-3-1, 8 KOs) at the Wembley Arena in London, UK. This is a belt that the 26-year-old Eubank Jr. wanted to win for some reason.

Eubank Jr. says that after he beats Blackwell tonight, he wants go after a world title against WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders or WBA champion Daniel Jacobs if he can’t get the Saunders fight. It doesn’t look like Saunders is going to do Eubank Jr. any favors by giving him a world title fight off the back of a win over Blackwell. As such, Eubank Jr. will probably need to go the arguably much tougher route by going after the faster, stronger, more experienced, and more talented Jacobs.

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Weights: Eubank Jr. 159.6, Blackwell 159.25

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By Jim Dower: British super middleweight champion Nick Blackwell (19-3-1, 8 KOs) weighed in at 159.25lbs today during his weigh-in for his title defense this Saturday night against the highly ranked #2 WBA 160lb contender Chris Eubank Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) for their fight at the Wembley Arena in London, UK. Eubank Jr. weighed in at 159.6lbs. The Eubank Jr. vs. Blackwell fight will be televised on BoxNation.

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Eubank Jr. confident of victory over Blackwell

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eubank33333By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBA Chris Eubank Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) gave up his WBA mandatory spot for a world title shot in order to fight British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell (19-3-1, 8 KOs) this Saturday night on March 26 at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.

Eubank Jr, 26, obviously has his reasons for choosing not to go after WBA champion Daniel Jacobs or WBA Super 160lb champion Gennady Golovkin, but perhaps he and his father Chris Eubank Sr. don’t feel he’s ready to fight for a world title at this time. Just when Eubank Jr. will be ready to fight for a world title is unknown.

He’s got the youth to wait out the 34-year-old Golovkin, but that doesn’t ensure that some other middleweight doesn’t come along and swoop in on the WBA title once Golovkin is gone. If Jermall Charlo moves up in weight to 160, Eubank Jr. will probably be out of luck if he has to battle that hard puncher for the WBA belt one of these days.

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Blackwell faces Eubank Jr. on Saturday

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blackwellBy Scott Gilfoid: British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell (19-3-1, 6 KOs) will be fighting Chris Eubank Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) this Saturday night at the SSE Arena, Wembley. Eubank Jr. fancies the idea of fighting for the British strap rather than going after a world title right now for some reason.

Without the punching power to keep Eubank Jr. off of him, Blackwell will likely be well over his head in this fight. Blackwell has been getting sparring help recently from former three-time world title challenger loser George Groves. I don’ see how Blackwell can beat Eubank Jr. without the punching power needed to do the job.

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Nick Blackwell next Saturday

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eubank4By Jim Dower: #2 WBA Chris Eubank Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) will be fighting next Saturday night on March 26 against British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell (19-3-1, 8 KOs) in a 12 round fight at the Wembley Arena, in London, UK.

This is an odd career move for the 26-year-old Eubank Jr. and you have to wonder where he got the advice for him to fight a fringe contender like ##15 WBC Blackwell for a domestic level title like the British belt. It’s a move that makes little sense at this point after Eubank Jr. defeated Gary O’Sullivan in his last fight in December by a 7th round knockout.

After that win, it was thought Eubank Jr. would look to fight for a world title against WBA World middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs or IBF/IBO/WBA 160lb champion Gennady Golovkin.

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Eubank Jr – A step down

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eubank46663444By Andy Hayes: In just under a month’s time, Britain’s much talked about Middleweight prospect Chris Eubank Jr will step back in the ring against the current British Middleweight Champion Nick Blackwell. This will be Blackwell’s third defence of the crown, and a win would make sure he secures this coveted prize when he leaves the ring.

The question many people are asking however is, why has Eubank Jr taken a step backwards to go after the British belt, when his recent success had him closer to a world title belt.

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Chris Eubank Jr. challenges Nick Blackwell for British 160lb title on 3/26

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eubank4333By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBA Chris Eubank Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) will be taking his career backwards a couple of steps on March 26 when he challenges British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell (19-3-1, 8 KOs) at the Wembley Arena in London, UK. It is an unusual move for Eubank Jr. to be challenging for the British 160lb title, given that he recently defeated Gary O’Sullivan by a 7th round stoppage last December in a WBA middleweight title eliminator match.

Instead of facing Blackwell, Eubank Jr. could be challenging WBA “regular” champion Daniel Jacobs for his title. The fact that Eubank Jr. is pushing hard to make that fight happen suggests that there could be come confidence issues going on with him.

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