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Liam Smith insists his stoppage victory over Chris Eubank Jr should come as no surprise having repeatedly predicted a convincing victory leading up to the fight.
The veteran Liverpudlian, 34, stunned a jubilant Manchester crowd as he knocked Eubank Jr to the canvas twice in round four, before referee Victor Loughlin rightly waved the fight off.
Smith came into the fight as the underdog, despite formerly reigning as a super-welterweight world champion, but it's he who now progresses towards the middleweight elites.
Liam Smith insists his stunning knockout win over Chris Eubank Jr should not be a surprise
The Liverpudlian knocked Eubank Jr down twice in the fourth round before it was waved off
Smith, speaking on Sky Sports following his victory, insisted Eubank Jr, even with his reputation of having a great chin, was always in danger of being knocked out.
'I don't know if it was one shot or an accumulation, but I told you all week,' Smith said of his stoppage victory.
'A lot got made of
