Chris Eubank Jr can “flip the script” in his rematch with Liam Smith, says Harlem Eubank, knowledgeable boxer himself who has noticed his cousin as carefully as anybody within the build-up to his fights.

Smith halted Eubank Jr with a shocking fourth-round stoppage of their contest in Manchester in January.

However Harlem Eubank is anticipating to see a really completely different strategy from his cousin within the rematch.

“I feel Liam placed on an important efficiency. He got here out and fought prefer it was the largest battle of his life and he took the chance with each arms and placed on an important show,” Eubank advised Sky Sports activities.

“Chris, I have been in his altering room for many of his fights and seen what his character’s like earlier than, his method. He did not appear the identical to me earlier than that battle, for no matter motive, I do not know. Solely he is aware of.

“Within the rematch I feel he’ll put every part proper and flip the script. However you need to give it to Liam Smith for the efficiency he placed on. Clearly a number of strain on each of them from the build-up and you need to give it to him for the victory and the way he got here and carried out.”

He thinks Eubank Jr shouldered a number of the promotional burden earlier than the primary battle.

“I feel Chris put quite a bit into the promotion,” Eubank stated. “Because the Conor [Benn] build-up and getting completely different folks onside and having fun with taking part in his persona up in opposition to theirs.

“I feel within the rematch it is only a full concentrate on the battle and actually displaying what an animal he might be within the ring and taking strain off himself within the build-up and the promotion.”

Eubank Jr’s crew have alleged that an elbow related within the decisive mixture Smith landed when he first dropped the Brighton star.

“Individuals are speaking in regards to the elbow factor prefer it’s a conspiracy,” Harlem Eubank mirrored. “Would the elbow have had an impact? Most likely, in case you take an elbow within the mixture it will possibly doubtlessly have an impact.

“However on the identical time in case you can conceal an elbow as a fighter, then why not do it? You are in a battle. So there’s many old fashioned fighters that did these kind of soiled techniques however that may be a talent in itself to have the ability to get one thing like that off.

“Was it unintended? I do not suppose it issues an excessive amount of. I feel it is boxing, it is a part of the sport.”

On Tuesday Eubank Jr introduced that he had activated the rematch clause for a second battle with Smith.

Harlem Eubank by no means doubted that he would.

“He is a fighter. One thing like that, he needs to place it proper. That is his mentality,” he stated.

“I feel will apply himself very in a different way for the rematch and I am excited to see Chris as I do know him in opposition to Liam.”