By Tim Parsons-
Chris Eubank Jnr was a bloody mess after his landslide defeat to George Groves in Manchester last Saturday, leaving his career uncertain.
Groves outboxed Eubank in a 12 round fight , dislocating his shoulder in the process but walking away satisfied in his victory. In the build up to the fight, Eubank and his father had appeared very confident of victory, but Groves wider experience was the decider in the end. Eubank jnr has been put firmly in his place, the road back ot where he was will be tough. This is the second time Eubank jnr has fallen short against top opposition. The first time he lost was against Billy Joe Saunders in 2014, and now against Groves in 2018.
Eubank jnr had moved up to super middleweight in what many fans believed was an attempt to avoid top unbeaten GennadyGolovkin , who remains undefeated and is freak of nature. Groves is now set to fight in the finals in June against the winner Doubt has been expressed over whether his shoulder can heal in time for that fight, but promoters have expressed flexibility in shifting the date if Groves shoulder does not heal quickly enough to make that date.
Eubank will have another chance to compete in the tournament if Groves is unable to recover even for adjusted dates. Eubank jnr is a fighter, but is now in a tough place in his career. He has expressed an interest in fighting James Degale who lost his IBF belt in an upset in 2017, but that itself will be a risky fight for Eubank jnr.He dreams big, which is good on him, but tried to fill it out with fairy dust,” Groves exclusively told Sky Sports.”There is no substance to anything behind him. Maybe this is the best way to do it, because you’ll never really know his limitations, but he’s never going to go any further.
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After the fight Eubank jnr thought he had done enough to win the fight, but was told by his father that the verdict in awarding Grove the decision was the right one. Eubank still has a future to look forward to, but its is going to be tough if he is to compete at elite level. His defeat to Groves is no shame, but puts him in his place if he thought he was the real deal in aspiring to dominate the super middleweight division. Being the son of his father who had a remarkable career in the 90’s, the pressure is on to be as accomplished as his dad. The two losses record just shows that it is harder doing it than it is saying it.
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