Chris Eubank Jr claimed the WBA 'interim' title in New YorkChris Eubank Jr claimed the WBA 'interim' middleweight title as Matt Korobov suffered a stoppage defeat after injuring his shoulder in Brooklyn. After grabbing his shoulder, Korobov walked away from Eubank Jr and signalled he could not continue to referee Steve Willis, with the fight ending in a technical stoppage victory for the Brighton man. Eubank Jr had hoped victory would set up a showdown with American Jermall Charlo, who defended the WBC middleweight title with a seventh-round stoppage win over Australia-based Irishman Dennis Hogan. 2020 here we come #NEXTGEN pic.twitter.com/5kY3vM4vbp — Chris Eubank Jr (@ChrisEubankJr) December 8, 2019This US debut for Eubank Jr had followed his career-best points victory over James DeGale in February at The O2. Watch Ruiz v Joshua 2 repeats on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Box Office, from 8am and 2pm.

Source: Sky sports December 08, 2019 06:11 UTC