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Christopher Livingston Eubank Jr. (born 18 September 1989) is British professional boxer and the son of British ex-boxer Chris Eubank. He has recently won the Nevada Golden Gloves award. Chris Eubank Jr. also featured alongside his father in a reality TV series At Home With The Eubanks.[1]
Eubank's first professional fight was against Kirislas Psonko, who he stopped in the fourth round.[2]
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Biography
Eubank was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, Great Britain, to father Christopher Livingston Eubank and mother Karron Suzanne Stephen Martin.
Eubank began his amateur career in 2007. With the winning of his sixth amateur fight, he became the Amateur Golden Glove Champion for the State of Nevada in his weight division of 165 LB. With his eighth amateur fight he became the Amateur Golden Glove Champion for the Western States of the United States in his weight division. Eubank made it to the National Golden Glove Championship in Grand Rapid.
Amateur Boxing Career
1st Amateur Fight: September 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada; 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Ben from Las Vegas. Winner by Decision, Christopher Jr. won his first US Amateur Boxing Fight with a RSC - TKO1
2nd Amateur Fight: October 27, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada; 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Christopher Schneider from Las Vegas. Winner by Decision, Christopher Jr. won his second US Amateur Boxing Fight with a RSC – TKO1
3rd Amateur Fight: November 24, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada; 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Antonio Rodriquez from Utah. Winner by Decision, Christopher Jr. won his third US Amateur Fight with a RSC
4th Amateur Fight: January 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada; 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Timothy Kirbo from Las Vegas. Winner by Decision, Christopher Jr. won his fourth US Amateur Fight by Decision.
5th Amateur Fight: February 10, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada; 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Chris Chatman from California. Winner on Points, Christopher Jr. won his fifth US Amateur Fight on Points.
6th Amateur Fight: February 23, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event was the Nevada State Amateur Golden Glove Championship. 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Bradley Blankenship from Las Vegas. Winner on Points, Christopher Jr. won his sixth US Amateur Fight on Points and became the new Amateur Golden Glove Champion for the state of Nevada in his weight division.
7th Amateur Fight: March 29, 2008 in Mesquite, Nevada; 165 – Lb. This event was the semi-final for the Amateur Golden Glove Western States Championships. Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Ruben Rivera from Arizona. Winner on Points, Christopher Jr. won his seventh US Amateur Fight on Points.
8th Amateur Fight: March 30, 2008 in Mesquite, Nevada. This event was the final for the Amateur Golden Glove Western States Championship. 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Michael Gavronski from Washington State. Winner on Points, Christopher Jr. won his eighth US Amateur Fight on Points and became the new Amateur Golden Glove Champion for the Western States in his weight division.
9th Amateur Fight: May 5, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Golden Glove National Championship. 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Sid Williams from the Tri States. Winner on Points, Christopher won his ninth US Amateur Fight on Points.
10th Amateur Fight: May 7, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Golden Glove National Championship. 165 Lb - Christopher Eubank Jr. vs. Philip Benson from New York Metro. Lost on 1 point, Christopher Jr. lost his tenth US Amateur Fight and was dropped from the tournament.
References
- ^ Flett, Kathryn (September 7, 2003). "Wait till your father gets home". Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2003/sep/07/features.review67. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/15816534.stm
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- English boxers
- Living people
- English people of Jamaican descent
- People from Shoreham-by-Sea
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