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Chris Eubank Jr stops Omar Siala quickly in Liverpool

Image: Chris Eubank Jr: Quick win for unbeaten middleweight

Chris Eubank Jr wasted little time in disposing of unheralded German Omar Siala at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.

Eubank Jr warmed up for next month's much-anticipated domestic showdown with Billy Joe Saunders by stopping Siala inside two rounds.

Despite the biggest test of his fledgling professional career just five weeks away, the unbeaten Eubank Jr opted to take a tune-up and it paid dividends as he claimed his 18th straight victory in the paid ranks.

The 25-year-old needed less than five minutes to defeat Siala, referee Aaron Finch ending the fight just over a minute into the second after Eubank Jr had landed yet another crunching uppercut on his opponent.

It was a clinical display but Eubank Jr is likely to face a much sterner test on November 29, on the undercard of Dereck Chisora's heavyweight re-match with Tyson Fury, when he challenges rival Saunders (20-0, 11KOs) for the European middleweight title at the ExCel Arena in London.

Eubank said: "The main fight is on the 29th against average Joe. The best is yet to come. This guy didn't deserve to fight me.

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"I took this fight because I'm a fighter. Even if I did get injured I still would have fought Saunders - and beat him. You saw the power my punches were causing to the other guy."

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