Liam Smith v Chris Eubank Jr: Rivals to fight again in Manchester on 17 June

Liam Smith volition combat Chris Eubank Jr successful a rematch connected 17 June astatine the Manchester Arena.

Eubank, 33, sought revenge and activated the rematch clause soon aft the 3rd nonaccomplishment of his career.

The co-main lawsuit is expected to beryllium Briton Savannah Marshall against undisputed super-middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn.

Marshall, 31, has not fought since she mislaid her ain grudge match against Claressa Shields successful October, but has a 2nd accidental to go undisputed champion.

American Crews-Dezurn holds each 4 satellite titles successful the part and the lone decision connected the 35-year-old's grounds is by Shields successful 2016.

Smith and Eubank Jr resume hostilities

When the archetypal bout betwixt Eubank Jr and Smith was announced, fewer expected it to make the attraction it did.

But a bubbling rivalry exploded successful combat week arsenic some boxers hurled unsavoury jibes astatine each different successful a bizarre Manchester quality conference.

Eubank wore a rainbow armband astatine the weigh-in successful effect to homophobic taunts from Smith, sparking a speech astir boxing and its work to make an inclusive sport.

Both men were fined by the British Boxing Board of Control for their behaviour.

The combat itself was explosive, arsenic Smith produced a blistering show to stroke Eubank distant successful conscionable 4 rounds. The show was different fantastic triumph for Smith, who has accumulated 4 stoppage wins successful a row.

Eubank was astatine his preferred weight, portion Smith had fought astir of his vocation astatine light-middleweight.

The rematch seemed an evident prime for some men aft their profiles soared, but Conor Benn astir derailed plans.

Talks were held astir rescheduling their abandoned combat successful Abu Dhabi this summer, but the British Boxing Board of Control's insistence they would not backmost Eubank warring Benn successful different state yet forced discussions to beryllium abandoned.

And truthful Eubank returns to the country of his worst defeat, aiming to resurrect a vocation that could beryllium permanently ended by different triumph for the resurgent Smith.