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Chris Eubank Jr. Laughs Over Billy Joe Saunders’ Performance Against Canelo Alvarez – Wins £10,000 Bet

The main event between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders captivated the attention of the entire world. Ever since its announcement to the conclusion, this fight didn’t fail to entertain countless boxing fan bases.

Canelo Alvarez won this fight fair and square as he battered the Brit to the pulp. There’s a sea of an audience happy with Canelo’s performance against Saunders, but Chris Eubank Jr. seemed on cloud nine after the Mexican claimed a victory in this bout.

Eubank Jr. shares an extensive rivalry with Billy Joe Saunders and he even placed a £10,000 bet on Alvarez finishing ‘Superb’.

Lately, Michael Benson shared Eubank Jr.’s reaction to Billy Joe Saunders’ loss. In this video, the Sussex native laughed over Saunders’ performance and said, “what a whoop a**,”

 

Alvarez and Saunders locked horns with each other in the most charismatic setting. More than 70,000 fans witnessed this fight live in the arena. Moreover, this contest certainly stayed true to the hype created around it.

Although Alvarez was a clear winner in this fight, Brit Saunders didn’t give it so easily to him.

‘Superb’ stunned the Guadalajara boxer with his solid jab to the face and body. He even counter-attacked Canelo with some powerful left hands. Despite that, the latter’s skillsets were too much to handle for Saunders and he ended up losing this contest in round 8.

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Why did Chris Eubank Jr. want Billy Joe Saunders to lose his bout against Canelo Alvarez?

‘Superb’s rivarly with Chris Eubank Jr. flashes back to 2014 when they pair faced each other for a massive middleweight title fight. Both of them were undefeated back then, but in this fight, Eubank Jr. lost his precious ‘O’ to Saunders.

Chris Eubank Jr
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 17: Chris Eubank JR of England speaks with his father Chris Eubank Snr between rounds during his WBSS Super Middleweight bout against George Groves of England at the Manchester Arena on February 17, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images)

That said, he wished to see Saunders on the losing vertical for the first time in his pro boxing career.

Although, ‘Superb’ has lost the biggest fight of his career against Canelo. He truly has a long pathway to trace in the game and the division.

Prior to Canelo, he enjoyed an enigmatic run in boxing and he will have to come into his next fights with an optimistic mindset.

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