HARLEM EUBANK finished German contender Timo Schwarzkopf with a huge right hook in Brighton – but the night is not over yet!Tyson Fury’s brother Roman, who has a 2-0 record, is in action NOW as he continues his fledgling boxing career.
Chris Eubank Sr walked his nephew Harlem down to the ring and witnessed an impressive performance from the home favourite to stop Schwarzkopf with a stunning right hook in the eleventh round.
Start time: Main event started 10.25pm
TV channel/ live stream: Channel 5 now
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Eubank BEATS Schwarzkopf R11
HUGE right hook from Eubank! Schwarzkopf got up but he was on jelly legs.
And he HAS the statement win in front of his home crowd in Brighton!
Impressive, impressive performance!
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R9
Eubank is on his way to a big win in front of his home crowd.
But he has already had a point taken off.
Will he get the statement over in the fight’s closing stages?
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R8
The Hove audience was hushed in round eight when it looked like their hero was hurt and struggling.
But he sparked back into life and action and left Schwarzkopf buzzed just before the bell.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R7
It felt like Eubank’s engine started to flag in the second half of the fight.
While Schwarzkopf had a warehouse full of kitchen sinks to chuck in his direction well beyond closing time.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R6
Kosovo-born Schwarzkopf never slopped slugging into the sixth and Eubank had to show a solid chin as well as tight defence.
We now head into the second half of the fight.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R5
Eubank lost a point on the fifth for low blows, it seemed harsh as they were clearly accidental but he had been warned by ref John Latham.
Gifted a big advantage, Schwarzkopf got greedy and punished with two slashing uppercuts through his guard right on the bell.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R4
Schwarzkopf, never stopped in 27 previous bouts, recovered for the fourth but kept getting stabbed by long rangy straight shots and chinned by close-up hooks and uppercuts.
Eubank was warned he would have a point taken off if one more low point.
A spirited round for the German there.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R3 analysis
Eubank’s childhood karate titles have left him with exciting and unorthodox footwork and it opened up a beautiful third-round knockdown.
A superb chance of angles set-up an uppercut that stunned Schwarzkopf, turned his legs turned to jelly before his top half folded down upon his limbs.
The underdog did well to rise and recover while shipping more digs and hurling the odd haymaker back before the bell saved him.
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Eubank vs Schwarzkopf R3
Schwarzkopf is DOWN from a chopping right hand!
The German makes the count at right and then Eubank piles on the pressure.
But the Brighton ace cannot end it..just yet.
Huge round there for Eubank.
Eubank vs Scwarzkopf R2
Baritone choruses of “You Bank” echoed around the Centre in the second round, just like in his uncle’s 1990’s golden era.
And another round in the bank for the home favourite.
But he is being made to work for this.
Eubank vs Scwarzkopf R1
Schwarzkopf kicked off the action with a looping right hand that landed and showed off Eubank’s genetic grit around the jaw.
The Brit eased into the contest and scored with impressive body shots, he also showed clever and forceful ring skills, moving the elder veteran around.
Schwarzkopf even hit the deck when the pair collided but the referee rightly ruled it a slip.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf begins
The fighters have touched gloves…
And we are UNDERWAY!
We’ll be bringing you round-by-round updates right here on SunSport.
Eubank vs Schwarzkopf ring walks
Out comes Timo Schwarzkopf first to boos from the Brighton crowd.
The German does not look intimidated one bit though.
Here comes Harlem Eubank, flanked by uncle Chris Sr.
Harlem nearly made it in a different sport
Harlem was a Seagulls academy prospect and a karate world champion, who avoided boxing for the first 18 years of his life because of the burden that comes with following in famous footsteps.
But now the deep-thinking fighter – who sadly lost father Simon in September after a devastating battle with dementia – concedes it was probably a pre-written path for him.
He explained: “Sometimes, when you look back on life, it seems what you are meant to do is already laid out for you.
“My whole family boxed, dad, uncles, cousins. It must just be something that runs deep in our blood.
“I stopped wrestling with the idea of wanting to do this and accepted the idea that I am meant to do this.”
What Harlem Eubank said
On the famous pier, Harlem told SunSport before tonight’s fight: “I wasn’t around when my uncle boxed there, my first memory of the Centre was seeing the Harlem Globetrotters there and later the Brighton Bears, lots of basketball.
“This is a great chance to see all my people there; family, friends, fellow Brightonians.
“I have been fighting on the road for a long time now, Newcastle, Edinburgh, London and now I have this chance to fight in the city where I grew up, that shaped me, helped to give me art, culture and creativity.
“It’s really special for me to do this because, while the football club is doing incredibly well and shining a light for the city, there isn’t much other mainstream sporting attention on us. So I aim to do everyone proud.
“I have told my uncle before how inspired I have been by what he has done and I am sure I will tell him again just before my fight.”
Harlem Eubank up next
Harlem Eubank will be the latest family Globetrotter to bring big-time boxing home to the Brighton Centre in mere minutes.
The 29-year-old super-lightweight is headlining a show in the iconic seaside city for the first time in 32 years – since uncle Chris Sr in the very same spot.
The little cousin to Chris Jr wasn’t even alive to watch Sr’s 1991 first defence of the middleweight world title he had won from bitter nemesis Nigel Benn three months earlier.
But the venue has become a spiritual hub for the family and they return to take over the 5,000-seater for the Channel 5 clash with Timo Schwarzkopf.
Mind the gap
About 20 minutes of my life to literally waste now.
No float fight, no trip to the bar, no nothing.
Just an agonising wait until 10pm when the Channel 5 show will start and Harlem Eubank will fight.
What the hell on earth should I do?
Richards wins decision
After eight impossible-to-watch rounds, Lerrone Richards puts the Brighton crowd to sleep but not his opponent.
The slickest of talents but a steafast refusal to ever even consider leaving second gear.
Buzz kill.
Richards vs Ellison R5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
You know the drill by now; Richards boxes beautifully out of the southpaw stance, counter punches to perfection, bobs, weaves, slips, slides, wins on points.
But nobody saw it because they were all at the bar or toilet.
I am pretty sure I saw one bloke polish his shoes during a couple of rounds.
Masterful pugilism. But dull as dishwater.
Richards vs Ellison R4
If you put Lerrone Richards in a 6-18-18-28 round fight, I think the outcome would always be the same.
A unanimous decision win, barely a mark on him, a one-sided triumph.
That shouldn’t be boring, but it really, really is.
Even Mickey Ellison looks disinterested and he’s getting punched in the head every 10 seconds.
Richards vs Ellison R2
Ellison’s face is already showing signs of abuse without Richards looking like he’s broken sweat.
But the Blackburn lad is here to cause a massive upset and is chasing Richards around the ring throwing shots.
But the Londoner is making him miss and making him pay.
Richards vs Ellison R1
Typically crisp and accurate counter-punching from Richards.
But nothing that will grab attention.
The boy is talented but has a bad habit for coasting.
Richards vs Ellison R1
AFC Wimbledon fan Lerrone Richards will restart his career again tonight against 14-5 Ellison.
The Carshalton lad is caked with talent but has had a nomadic start, moving trainers and promoters too much, too soon.
Richards will win well here but at 17-0 he should be on live TV and fighting for titles.
Welch wins TKO R4
Vergara down again.
Welch scores the hat-trick.
Vergara beats the count again but takes another pasting and the towel rightly comes in to save him.
Welch vs Vergara 4
All hail the courage of Jonathan Vergara who was dropped twice in the opening round but has now started the fourth.
The bullish Argie is still throwing big shots – he’s missing by country miles, but boy is he hurling them.
Welch in cruise control but a decision will not look good after such a bright start. More
