Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta Preview October 12th, 2024
Former IBO Super Middleweight Champion Chris Eubank Jr. of England takes on Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta in a 12-round middleweight bout in Saudi Arabia this Saturday, October 12th. The fight, which may or may not be for the IBO Belt, can be seen live in most nations on regular DAZN or the channel’s pay-per-view platform on the undercard of the Beterbiev vs Bivol battle. Eubank last fought in September, 2023 when he stopped Liam smith in the 10th round of their rematch. They first met eight months earlier with Smith winning by a controversial fourth-round TKO. Szeremeta last boxed in February when he battled to a 10-round draw with Abel Mina for the vacant Polish Super Middleweight Title.
Eubank Jr. vs Szeremeta Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Kamil Szeremeta +1100
- Chris Eubank Jr -2050
My Pick
The 34-year-old Eubank Jr enters the ring with a mark of 33-3 with 24 Ko’s. He won the IBO Super Middleweight Title in 2017 when he stopped Renold Quinlan in the 10th round then defended it against Arthur Abraham and Avni Yildirim before losing it to George Groves via unanimous decision in 2018. His first pro defeat came in 2014 when Billy Joe Saunders beat him by split decision for the European, British and Commonwealth Middleweight Championship Belts.
Eubank beat James DeGale by unanimous decision in 2019 to regain the IBO Super Middleweight Crown. However, he has since dropped down in weight to compete as a middleweight. He possesses good power and boxing skills and has 227 rounds of experience since turning pro in 2011 following a fine amateur career. He’s also beaten Nick Blackwell, Dmitrii Chudinov, Gary O’Sullivan and Bradley Price. Eubank stands 5-feet-11-inches tall with a 72.5-inch and has often displayed impressive power up to now as 72.7 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage including five of his past eight.
He’s been stopped, dropped, wobbled and cut a couple of times in the ring, but actually has a pretty good chin overall. Eubank’s at his best when he overwhelms his opponent with his relentless punching and is hard to keep at bay because of it. However, he isn’t the hardest guy to hit if he gets goaded into a slugfest, but most boxers prefer not to go toe-to-toe with him. Saunders beat him by outboxing him in a close fight while the loss against Groves was more of a brawl and he arguably got nailed with an elbow against Smith in his loss to him.
Szeremeta is also 34 years old and owns a mark of 25-2-2 with just 8 Ko’s. He made his pro debut in 2012 and has boxed 151 rounds since. He stands just over 5-feet-9-inches tall with a 73-inch reach so gives up 1.5-inches in height to Eubank. Szeremeta enjoyed a fine amateur career as well and made it to the final of the 2012 Polish National Championships after winning the Polish Boxing Federation Grand Prix three years earlier.
His first defeat came at the hands of Gennady Golovkin when he was stopped in the seventh round in a 2020 shot at the IBF and IBO Middleweight Titles. He was then stopped six months later by Jaime Munguia in a crack at the WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight belt when he succumbed after the sixth round. Up until meeting Golovkin, Szeremeta had displayed a solid chin but he was decked four times in that fight.
Also, he obviously has a lack of power as just 32 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage. He’s gone the distance in his last two fights but his four previous wins were by stoppage. His first draw was an eight-round affair with Nizar Trimech in 2021. Szeremeta’s biggest wins have come against Kassim Ouma, Edwin Palacios, Ruben Diaz and Patrick Mendy. Szeremeta won the vacant European Middleweight Title in February, 2018 when he stopped Alessandro Goddi in the second round.
Prediction…
Eubank hasn’t really fought too many elite boxers during his career with most of his biggest fights being domestic clashes while Szeremeta has faced Golovkin and Munguia but was stopped by both of them. Eubank may be the better boxer when it comes to power and skills but he doesn’t always put them to use. Szeremeta is coming down in weight from super middleweight and Eubank has been known to drain himself to make weight in the past. Eubank is simply the better boxer here with more power but Szeremeta should prove to be a handful for at least a few rounds and the odds seem a bit out of whack to be honest.
Eubank possesses the better natural skills and power.
Play: Eubank -2500 @ BetOnline.ag
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