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Round three

Eubank Jr with a left uppercut and right hook. He then misses with a wild left hook, and Szeremeta wrestles the Briton to his knees.

Back up, and Szeremeta lands a clean overhand right! He just doesn’t seem to have the power to hurt Eubank Jr, though...

Having said that, Eubank Jr is actually sporting some blood, seemingly from a cut on his brow. He’s wrestled to the mat again now. Again Eubank Jr stands, and he digs to the body of Szeremeta a few times with uppercuts.

Round four

A replay shows that Eubank Jr was cut by an accidental headbutt and a follow-up hook. In the corner between rounds, Eubank Jr is told to focus on small punches, not big shots.

As round four begins, he is not listening to his coaches, aha... Maybe it will serve him well; he’s pouring on punches.

But he’s intermittently getting tagged, too. It’s largely because he’s telegraphing these harder shots, I’d say.

Round one

So, the story here is that Eubank Jr – aged 35 – is running out of time to have the biggest fights available. And he needs a statement win to get those fights. ‘A decision will not do,’ is the general thinking.

He starts with some sharp jabs, then a one-two, which drops Szeremeta to his knees!! Barely one minute gone!

Eubank Jr tries a few uppercuts, but his middleweight opponent stays out of reach. Now Szeremeta holds Eubank Jr. The pair separate, and Szeremeta lands a slick cross. More good jabs from Eubank Jr, though.

Szeremeta has another decent spell, however! He’s done well to stay in this round.

Round two

Conor Benn is watching from ringside, by the way, a couple of days after he and Eubank Jr traded heated words at a hotel in Riyadh. They were due to fight two years ago, but Benn’s failed drug tests curbed that bout – and he has not fought in Britain since, due to a ban.

A slower round here, with a few boos as Eubank Jr and Szeremeta grapple. The boxers separate, and Eubank Jr lands a right and left uppercut back-to-back! What a rare sequence.

Indy Sport columnist Steve Bunce is on hand to preview Chris Eubank Jr’s fight, which is up next...

“Chris Eubank Jr has had a lot of time to think about where he is going and where he has been in the boxing business.

“Tonight, here in Riyadh, Eubank Jr will have his 37th fight when he meets Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta. It is all part of a much bigger plan, having accepted a unique responsibility outside the ring following the sudden death of his brother Sebastian.

“In recent weeks, the boxer has had a spectacular and very public row with his former promoters and has talked boldly of a series of fights to end his career.

“He is older, wiser and far from finished.”

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Round nine

A bit more grappling, before the women separate and Nicolson easily evades a lunging Chapman.

Nicolson then lands a pair of left hooks at close range. More clinching now.

After the round, Chapman’s corner tells her: “I think we just have to give her everything now.”

Round 10

So, Chapman needs a knockout. What can she produce in this final round?

A lot of feints from her, but Nicolson isn’t biting, and so Chapman isn’t going for the shots after all.

When she eventually does, Nicolson continues to pick her off on the counter.

And to the scorecards we’ll go...

Skye Nicolson def. Raven Chapman via unanimous decision (99-91, 98-92, 98-92).

Round seven

Chapman is running out of time to make the necessary changes here.

She jabs to the body, in a smarter move, but Nicolson times a counter cross very well.

Now a naked cross, but Chapman can’t stop it.

Round eight

Chapman said before this fight that she can knock out Nicolson. Well, she needs to!

The challenger tries to corner Nicolson, who stays light on her feet and skips into space.

Both women land left hooks before tying up. They separate, and Nicolson connects again with a left hook on the turn.

Round five

Chapman continues to press forward, with Nicolson still content to counter. Another rear uppercut lands for the champion.

Round six

Into the second half of the fight. More counter hooks from Nicolson, although Chapman catches her on the end of a right cross.

Nicolson is smiling, looking like she’s having the time of her life.

Round three

Southpaw Nicolson finally sits down on a shot, and that gets a reaction out of Chapman.

Oh! Well-timed counter from Nicolson. This is better from the Aussie.

A rear uppercut catches out Chapman now. And a hook. Nicolson has found her rhythm.

Chapman with a decent right hand, though, leaping in.

Round four

Will I ever get through one of these events without writing, “These two-minute rounds really fly by”? No.

Into the fourth round of 10. Nicolson with a counter left hook, but Chapman gets through with a right hook.

Nicolson taxes Chapman on a couple of over-eager entries by the Briton.

Anyway, the undercard continues!

Skye Nicolson defends the WBC women’s featherweight title against Raven Chapman.

Both fighters are unbeaten. Chapman represents Britain, Nicolson fights out of Australia.

Rounds one and two

A bit of an aggressive start from Chapman, who is pressing forward and keeping Nicolson thinking.

The featherweights briefly grapple, with Chapman landing a decent right hand before that clinch and one after.

There’s a bit of the Whittaker fight in this bout: Nicolson, the favoured fighter, isn’t off to the sharpest start.

Whittaker is now on his stool in the corner, being asked if he wants to continue.

His leg is getting checked. He seems to be in some discomfort. Is it the leg, or a nerve issue from his back?

Some observers will feel like Whittaker is looking for a way out, but either way, the fight is going to the scorecards!

This could be very close. It was trending in Cameron’s direction, but did he do enough across those five rounds to get the win...?

Whittaker won’t be in the ring for the reading of the scorecards; he’s been taken away in a wheelchair!

Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron fight to split draw (technical decision; 58-57, 57-58, 58-58).

How is that a draw? Where was the 10-8 round???

Round five

Approaching the midway point of this 10-round fight.

Cameron is talking some trash to Whittaker when they’re clinching, it seems.

Whittaker is taken to the corner by the referee, after Cameron’s team complain about a low blow. The ref warns Whittaker that he’ll be deducted a point if he does it again.

Cameron is landing almost at will now, and... what’s this?!?! As the bell sounds, the fighters tumble over the top rope and onto the ring apron! I’ve never seen that before, except in WWE!

Cameron eventually stands, but Whittaker is still down!