Harlem Eubank becomes first man to stop Timo Schwarzkopf in statement win

Harlem Eubank stops Timo Schwarzkopf in career-best win

Harlem Eubank's huge Brighton homecoming inspired the best performance of his career as he stopped Timo Schwarzkopf to win the WBO Global title

Eubank was the first of his famous fighting family to headline in their hometown since Chris Eubank Senior defended his world title in the seaside resort, in the early 1990s.

And he didn't disappoint the Brighton faithful who witnessed a dazzling and vicious display from the 29-year-old who became the first man to halt the battle-hardened Schwarzkopf, stopping the German in the 11th round.

The fans at the Brighton Centre, who had seen Eubank floor Schwarzkopf in the third round, were treated to a statement performance from the unbeaten Harlem, who now moves to 19-0 after a whipping right hook sent his opponent to the canvas for the second time in the fight.

Schwarzkopf got to his feet but the referee said he was in no condition to carry on and stopped the fight after 42 seconds of the penultimate round.

Harlem Eubank told Channel 5: "It was great.  I am the WBO Global champion.  Timo doesn't get stopped but I showed what I can do.

"I can move, I can dance and I can sting them.  I dropped him early, showed the perserverance and got the finish.  That was the special homecoming I wanted.  Look at the support, it's crazy and it was a beautiful reception from my home people.

"If you get past the trickery, get past the dancing then you'll see the power."

 

Full Results from Brighton

Ben Andrews 39-37 Patryk Polasik

Oliver Zaren 60-55 Bahadur Karami 

Tiernan Bradley 60-52 Michal Bulik

JP O'Meara 38-37 Karl Sampson

Sultan Zaurbek WTKO6 Sergio Sosa

Tom Welland WTKO4 Francisco Rodriguez

Tommy Welch WRTD4 Jonathan Vergara

Lerrone Richards 79-74 Mickey Ellison

Harlem Eubank WTKO11 Timo Schwarzkopf

Roman Fury WKO3 Bradley Davies

Harvey Dykes 40-36 Erik Nazaryan 

 

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