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GERVONTA DAVIS AND BADOU JACK DISCUSS UPCOMING DECEMBER 28 MATCHUPS
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Middleweight Star Chris Eubank Jr. & Top Contender Matt Korobov Discuss Upcoming Showdown for Interim WBA Middleweight Title On Saturday, December 7 Live on SHOWTIME® from Barclays Center in Premier Boxing Champions Event
Middleweight star Chris Eubank Jr. and top contender Matt Korobov shared their thoughts on their upcoming showdown for the Interim WBA Middleweight Title taking place Saturday, December 7 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The middleweight division will take center stage on the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) that is headlined by undefeated WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo defending his title against highly-ranked contender Dennis Hogan. In the opening bout of the telecast, former world champions Marlon Tapales and Ryosuke Iwasa will meet for an interim 122-pound title.
DANIEL JACOBS VS. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR.
ON DECEMBER 20TH
By Dan Rafael
ESPN Senior Writer
Former middleweight world titleholders Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will meet in a 12-round super middleweight bout on Dec. 20, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Friday at a news conference in Los Angeles.
The fight, expected to be finalized for weeks, will take place in Phoenix at Talking Stick Resort Arena -- home to the city's NBA and NHL teams -- and is due to headline a card on DAZN as part of Jacobs' deal with the streaming service for multiple multimillion dollar comeback fights following his decision loss in a middleweight unification fight with Canelo Alvarez on May 4.
"Daniel returns from his points defeat to Canelo to move up in weight on his quest to become a two-weight world champion," Hearn said. "He faces a determined Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who looks for redemption at the site of his father's last-ever professional fight. We expect a great fight, a huge crowd and a stacked card as we'll look to close out the year in style."
Chavez's participation in the bout comes with some controversy. He was temporarily suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for declining to submit to a random Voluntary Anti-Doping Association drug test, but that is not expected to impact the bout because, according to Hearn, the Arizona Boxing Commission has already issued a license to Chavez.
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