CHRIS EUBANK JR celebrated Valentine’s Day and finally made a decision on the Liam Smith rematch.
The 33-year-old middleweight suffered the first knockout loss of his career in Manchester last month when the 34-year-old scorched him in round four of their clash.
GETTYChris Eubank Jr locked horns with Liam Smith last month[/caption]
GettyThe former IBO super-middleweight champion suffered a brutal fourth-round loss[/caption]
INSTAGRAM@CHRISEUBANKJRNext Gen has activated the rematch clause he had in his contract to face Smith[/caption]
Eubank Jr had a rematch clause in the contract and has chosen to activate it, rather than revisit the October catchweight bout with Conor Benn which was cancelled.
Posing on holiday in Dubai with the pink thorned flower, Eubank Jr wrote on Twitter: “This morning I activated the rematch clause via my lawyers and sent [it] to my promoters.
“Happy Valentines Liam Smith”
In the aftermath of his sensational win, Smith confirmed he was tied into a rerun if Eubank wanted it.
But he thought he might swerve it, after suffering such a concussive loss.
And Smith insists, now that he is the A-Side in negotiations, the return fixture will happen in Liverpool at his local arena and he will be getting a bigger cut of the purse.
He said: “I think Chris will have to Tweet and talk about it right away because of an ego and a pride thing.
“I don’t think he can say he doesn’t want the rematch.
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“But you might get a different answer in three, four or five weeks, after he has sat down and thought about it.
“He will sit down with his team and family and if he wants the fight he can have it.
“Of course, I accept the rematch because if I can beat him once I can beat him twice.
“I am not worried about whose name is first on the poster but there are a couple of other things that will have to shift on to my terms, like the venue and the money.”