Boxing’s middleweight division, arguably the second-most-important weight class historically behind heavyweight, has a slew of interesting divisional matchups on the horizon. With superstars such as Miguel Cotto and Gennady Golovkin within its ranks, as well as knockout artist Andy Lee and up-and-coming phenom Daniel Jacobs, the 160-pound weight class has increasingly become a hotbed of intriguing boxing showdowns.
Bleacher Report offers one take on the fighters inhabiting the 160-pound division today: Boxing’s top 10 fighters at middleweight.
Why He’s Here: Son of former world champion Chris Eubank, British fighter Chris Eubank Jr. is an athletic middleweight with serious potential. The former reality-TV star suffered his one and only loss last year to Billy Joe Saunders. The fight was a nip-and-tuck slugfest between two solid undefeated fighters. Saunders edged Eubank Jr. on the scorecards in a fight that could have gone either way. Still, at just 25 years old, the best boxing of Eubank Jr’s career is ahead of him.
Last Fight: Eubank Jr. rebounded nicely from the Saunders loss by dominating and stopping Dmitry Chudinov in 12 rounds for an interim alphabet title belt. Eubank Jr. threw power shots in combination in the fight, something he’ll need to do more of as he progresses back up the ranks.
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