Punter Bets 'Life Savings' On Chris Eubank Jr To Win By Stoppage, Fight Goes The Distance

A punter bet his entire 'life savings' on Chris Eubank Jr to stop Liam Williams only for the fight to go the distance last night.

Before Eubank Jr got into the ring with Williams, he was sent a DM by a fan who revealed that he had 'unloaded' his 'life savings' onto the fighter to win by stoppage. 

The message read: "Chris I've just unloaded my life savings onto you to win by stoppage don't let me down."

To which the 32-year-old replied: "Now that's some belief right there."​​

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Unfortunately for the fan, Eubank Jr DIDN'T secure the knockout - despite dropping his opponent FOUR times during their main-event bout in Cardiff. 

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Eubank Jr insists he purposely dragged his fight with Williams to 'punish' him following a heated build-up. 

"I wanted to teach this man a lesson," he told Sky Sports after earning a wide points victory. 

"He had said some menacing things to me leading up to this fight so I wanted to punish him.

"I thought: 'I do not want to knock this man out in the first round.'"

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'Next Gen' added: "I want to get people like him out of boxing.

"You saw the fight - headlocks, headbutts, crazy stuff. I'm surprised he didn't get disqualified.

"I punished him like I said that I would do."

Eubank Jr improves his record to 32-2 as he plots another big showdown in 2022. 

Topics: Boxing

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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