Kalle Sauerland says Chris Eubank Jr. Saturday night’s showdown with Liam Williams has all the hallmarks of a ‘throwback fight’.
Eubank Jr. and Williams will finally resolves their resentment at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, live on Sky Sports.
The couple shot throughout the build-up and Sauerland, who promotes Eubank Jr., believes the fight is reminiscent of the great British middleweight fights of yesteryear, which included classic fights involving Chris Eubank Sr., Nigel Benn, Steve Collins and Michael Watson.
“It’s a setback for me,” Sauerland tells proboxing-fans.com at Thursday’s press conference.
“As a teenager who grew up, at that time it was all about the Eubanks, the Benn’s, the Collins, the Watsons’ natural and other greats and they all fought against each other.
“Saturday night has that feeling for me, it has that feeling of a setback.
“It is wonderful that it is free to broadcast. It allows Chris to really showcase his stuff and Liam to showcase his stuff. ”
The meeting was adjourned twice, with Williams withdrawing from a scheduled 11 December date with a shoulder injury and a rescheduled date of 29 January also being abandoned, following the British Boxing Council’s decision to close all boxing in the UK in January. due to increasing COVID-19 cases.
And Sauerland, who faces Wasserman Boxing, admits he’s glad the fight will finally continue on Saturday night.
“Both of them had hard camps, long camps,” Sauerland added.
“Two weeks ago, three weeks ago, we were nervous again that we would actually be here in Cardiff.
“Two weeks ago you were not allowed to post opportunities here. We got a little fortune, despite having a lot of bad luck around this fight, with the first postponement.
“It’s just amazing that it’s on.”
Eubank Jr. has beaten Marcus Morrison and Wanik Awdijan since joining Hall of Fame induction Roy Jones Jr. paired, and set his eyes on a showdown with IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin he would triumph.
Williams, who is fighting for the first time since losing to WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade in April, has home advantage on the way to the fight.
Watch the full interview with Kalle Sauerland below:
