Chris Eubank Jnr has hailed the impact of new trainer Jonathan Banks for his victory over Kamil Szeremeta on Saturday.
British star Eubank made sure his long-awaited return to the ring was successful, sending Szeremeta to the canvas four times en route to a seventh-round KO win in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eubank (34-3, 25 KOs), who was ruthless against Szeremeta (25-3-2, 8 KOs), said he had fun all night and would have finished the Polish in the first round had he wanted to.
“It's been a year out of the ring. I wanted to get that ring rust up,” Eubank told DAZN. “I wanted to feel the energy of this Saudi crowd at the Saudi event and it's beautiful, man. I love coming out. I love the people.
“I love the atmosphere, and I love everything about this place. I had fun there. That was the main thing. Have fun, work on things, and get ready for the big fight that's coming up next.”
Eubank has been out of the ring since recording a 10-round TKO victory over Liam Smith in September last year. That emphatic win was a revenge to a devastating four-round stoppage defeat to Smith eight months prior.
The victory over Szeremeta brings the British fighter back to winning ways, ending the Polish boxer’s four-fight winning streak. Eubank praised Szeremeta for his fighting spirit.
“Listen, Szeremeta is a tough guy. There are certain people that when they get hurt, they look for a way out. This guy kept coming and I thought the body shots were gonna take this guy out. I don't wanna keep punishing him to the head. I was working on things.
“Me and my new coach Johnathan Banks had a gameplan and it worked perfectly. It went beautifully. You saw what happened in the fight. Easy work.’
Bernard Neequaye is a sports journalist with a specialty in boxing coverage. He wrote a boxing column titled “From The Ringside” in his native Ghana for years. He can be reached on X (formerly Twitter) at @BernardNeequaye, LinkedIn at Bernard Neequaye and through email at bernardneequaye@gmail.com.