Chris Eubank Jr has insisted he "slipped" and was only fighting at "50 per cent" of his ability against Liam Smith.
Smith knocked out Eubank Jr in devastating fashion on Saturday night to push himself one step closer to a middleweight world title shot. After an evenly contested three rounds, Beefy' backed Eubank Jr into a corner with a flurry of punches in the fourth stanza but it was an uppercut that did the most damage, followed by a left hook that sent Eubank Jr down.
Eubank Jr impressively got back to his feet after the knockdown and referee Victor Loughlin took a close look at him before allowing the fight to proceed. Smith wasted no time in hunting his rival down and dropped him again which then saw the fight waved off, with Eubank Jr being so dazed that he even tried to punch Smith after it was stopped.
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