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Harlem Eubank stayed unbeaten and collected the 20th victory of his career by defeating Nurali Erdogan on points in Newcastle.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 30-year-old was making his debut at welterweight, but put in a largely uneven performance over eight rounds against France’s Erdogan.<\/p>\n
All three judges saw it for Eubank, scoring the contest 77-73, 79-70 and 77-72.<\/p>\n
“Different style tonight, first fight at welterweight, tough guy who just wanted to tie up,” Eubank said of the fight.<\/p>\n
“I went in there to get the job done. A unanimous decision win, I’m happy.”<\/p>\n
Of the grappling, Eubank placed the blame on his opponent, saying: “I felt strong in there, the grabbing made it difficult.”<\/p>\n
Eubank last fought just over 12 months ago and showed obvious signs of ring rust as he never really found his rhythm.<\/p>\n
Erdogan, 27, was meant to be soft introduction to the welterweight division, with just one stoppage in 16 wins \u2013 but Eubank was untidy from the first bell.<\/p>\n
He was warned repeatedly about holding, but it was Erdogan who was deducted two points for it in the second half of the bout.<\/p>\n
In a fight lacking any real action, Eubank was wobbled momentarily by a left hook in the fifth round, but was otherwise untroubled by the visibly bigger Erdogan.<\/p>\n
Eubank, who battled through a cut for the last two rounds, was eventually deducted a point in the final minutes, but Erdogan’s previous point deductions had already secured a win for the Briton.<\/p>\n
Eubank, the cousin of fellow boxer Chris Eubank Jr, was due to fight Adam Azim at light-welterweight but the bout never materialised, despite the pair facing off in the ring in March during the Fabio Wardley v Frazer Clarke card.<\/p>\n
Speaking of future fights, neither Eubank or his team mentioned Azim, but said they were targeting “big things” in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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