{"id":20870,"date":"2023-05-24T17:07:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/liam-smith-v-chris-eubank-jr-rematch-postponed-as-savannah-marshall-headlines-on-1-july\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:07:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:07:33","slug":"liam-smith-v-chris-eubank-jr-rematch-postponed-as-savannah-marshall-headlines-on-1-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/liam-smith-v-chris-eubank-jr-rematch-postponed-as-savannah-marshall-headlines-on-1-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Smith v Chris Eubank Jr: Rematch postponed as Savannah Marshall headlines on 1 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">&#8216;I need to avenge loss&#8217; Eubank Jr &amp; Smith prepare for rematch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Liam Smith&#8217;s rematch with Chris Eubank Jr has been postponed, meaning Savannah Marshall&#8217;s undisputed world title challenge will be the main event at Manchester&#8217;s AO Arena on 1 July.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">Smith, 34, has pulled out to &#8220;recover from a minor, but nagging injury&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">He <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/64362496\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2.0\">stopped Eubank<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.3\"> in January and the rematch had already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65534136\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-5\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-5.0\">been pushed back from 17 June<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.6\"> due to the injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Briton Marshall, 32, will face undisputed super-middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Promoters said Smith&#8217;s bout with the 33-year-old Eubank &#8220;will be announced imminently&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;I tried training through it because I didn&#8217;t want to let anyone down, but my team have decided to withdraw me following the latest medical assessment,&#8221; said Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll heal up now and then the fully-fit Liam Smith will be back later this year to give Chris his second beating.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;Nobody is more disappointed than Liam Smith,&#8221; added the Liverpudlian&#8217;s promoter Ben Shalom. &#8220;He&#8217;s the ultimate professional, but he had no choice but to postpone the bout. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;We&#8217;re working on a new date for the fight and hope to announce that in a week or so.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">Marshall moves up in weight to face 35-year-old American Crews-Dezurn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">Both have suffered their only losses to undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields, with Hartlepool-born Marshall <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/63273495\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$link-2.0\">beaten by the unbeaten American<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.3\"> last October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Marshall headlined the O2 Arena in London in her fight with Shields and this bout means she will have led cards at the UK&#8217;s two biggest arenas, which Shalom said &#8220;shows the strength of the women&#8217;s sport today&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">The card will also see Liverpool&#8217;s Natasha Jonas defend her unified world light-middleweight championship, and Manchester&#8217;s Mark Heffron defending his British super-middleweight title title against Zak Chelli. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".a6cbh9rc1i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">Light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker and Callum Simpson will also feature. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65701476?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I need to avenge loss&#8217; Eubank Jr &amp; Smith prepare for rematch Liam Smith&#8217;s rematch with Chris Eubank Jr has been postponed, meaning Savannah Marshall&#8217;s undisputed world title challenge will be the main event at Manchester&#8217;s AO Arena on 1 July. Smith, 34, has pulled out to &#8220;recover from a minor, but nagging injury&#8221;. 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