CHRIS EUBANK JNR will not defend his Interim WBA middleweight title on May 9 against Les Sherrington and told Boxing News he is โin talks with Frank Warren about a fight in June.โ Eubank, who was told last week about the cancellation, will instead travel to Las Vegas to watch Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao collide in their May 2 superfight.
โItโs disappointing but this gives me the chance to go over to the States and watch the Mayweather fight which I wasnโt going to be able to do,โ Eubank said. โThe glass is half full. I donโt get to fight but I get to see this fight.โ
Heโs expecting the American superstar to extend his professional record to 48-0 against Pacquiao.
โItโs got to be Mayweather,โ he said when asked for a prediction.
โSome people are saying Pacquiao can apply the pressure and knock him out, but one thing I know about Mayweather, from watching him train โ Iโve been in training camps with him โ is that he prepares very specifically for each fighter.
โHeโll know exactly what Pacquiao will bring to the table and he will be ready for it. You canโt hit the guy. You canโt hurt what you canโt hit.
โI have to say it will be Mayweather on a points decision.โ
Eubank is craving a rematch with Billy Joe Saunders โ who tightly outscored him in a November thriller โ after rebounding to halt Dmitry Chudinov in February. It has been rumoured that a sequel could take place this summer.
The long term goal, though, is to truly prove himself on the world stage just like the fighters he is coming to watch this week.
โThatโs the dream,โ Eubank said about taking a starring role at a big fight in Las Vegas. โTo be on the world stage. Thatโs where I want to be and thatโs what Iโve been working towards. Iโm getting closer and closer with each fight.โ
THE FULL INTERVIEW โ including deeper thoughts on Saunders and old rival James DeGale โ WILL BE PUBLISHED IN BOXING NEWS IN JUNE.