Eubank wins when Korobov throws out his shoulder

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08/12/2019

Eubank wins when Korobov throws out his shoulder

Chris Eubank Jr. TKO2 Matt Korobov... Britain's Chris Eubank Jr.’s (29-2, 22 KOs) won his United States debut ended but in a frustrating fashion when his opponent, Matt Korobov (28-3-1, 14 KOs) threw out his shoulder just 34 seconds into round two. Because it was a self-inflicted injury, the result was a technical knockout victory for Eubank, who picked up the interim WBA middleweight belt for his modest effort. "I was trying to throw the left hand straight, and I just felt the muscle immediately, like I pulled it,” said Korobov. “It was a lot of pain right away. I couldn't fight with just one arm, especially being a southpaw."
 
Korobov, a legitimate contender in the middleweight division, continued his run of bad luck. He injured his left shoulder after throwing a punch that failed to land. After consulting with the ringside doctor, it was deemed that he would be unable to continue. His prior two fights were a loss and a draw in debatable decisions.
 
“I’m the winner, I’m going to move forward and challenger for these belts," said Eubank. "This wasn’t my dream.  My dream was to come here to America and make a statement. Now that I’ve landed and I settled with the new promotional team, I feel I can get the ball rolling for an active 2020.  It’s a shame it had to start like this, but it is what it is.”
 
Eubank was moving down from super middleweight for this fight. In the buildup to the fight, Eubank, the son of British boxing legend and former two-division world champion Chris Eubank Sr., repeatedly said that there would be a new contender in the stacked middleweight division. Despite not getting a chance to introduce himself to the American audience in the way he envisioned, Eubank is looking ahead to a busy 2020.
 
“I felt like I was about to get my swagger on,” Eubank told Showtime reporter Jim Gray following the stoppage. “He just turned around and stopped. I was going to go jump on him. I guess something happened with his shoulder. There’s nothing to take from the fight. I threw like three or four punches. I was just warming up. source: showtime