Eubank Jr's corner: "Steady yourself down then crack that right hand across, I'm telling you. Use both hands and hook. Just sit down a little bit behind your jab."

As Eubank comes forward he is caught by a big left and is clearly rattled. He hits back with his own shots though as he keeps coming forward. The crowd are brought to their feet as Eubank lands with another big right, and another, and another. Eubank going for the kill as he throws punch after punch. Chudinov blinking furiously as his bloody eye gets worse. Another round to Eubank.

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Eubank Jr's corner: "Both hands. One-two. Huh-huh!"

Nice jabs from Eubank but Chudinov then catches him with a big right to the body. No quarter being given by either and Eubank enjoying the better of a flurry of close exchanges. There is little defence from the home man though as he goes for the big one. Blood coming from the nose of Eubank while the claret still falls from Chudinov's eye. Eubank's round again and signs the Russian is tiring.

Boxing manager Andrew Mikhail:, external This Chudinov is no muppet. I think they are trying to run too fast with Eubank. We'll soon see.

Eubank Jr's corner: "Short shots, now. Because he's coming in, so just keep them short. Hands up, but short, one-two. You don't have to go looking for him, he's there for it. Especially if you aim for the chest, because he's walking into it. There's no lateral movement, so aim for his chest and you will catch him."

This is a real scrap. Every time Eubank gets hit, he responds with his own solid shot. Forget tactics, these two are just going toe-to-toe. Great stuff. Both close with some big shots but again Eubank Jr probably just about does enough.

Chudinov's eye looks a bit of a mess after either a stray elbow or head from Eubank brings about a cut. The claret is stemmed but one to watch.

Eubank Jr's corner: "Use your uppercut, use it!"

Eubank holds on and is staying tight to Chudinov. Little sign of the home boxer throwing the jabs as instructed by his corner. Couple of big lefts score from the solid Russian. Eubank responds with an explosive right of his own. Better from Eubank as he lands with a body shot and follows up with a good combination. A good finish surely gives the home favourite that right.

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Eubank Jr's corner: "Make it easy for yourself, don't wait. Stick to your jabs, one-two. I want to see more jabs. He's there for your jab, OK? Pepper him, sometimes walk, and make him chase you sometimes."

Maximo Pierret is Eubank Jnr's trainer, but all that motivational talk came from his famous father...

This fight was almost off this evening after an argument over neutral officials. It got a stay of execution just minutes before the fight though and Eubank has started well enough. A good one-two combination to the Russian's head gets the crowd going but Chudinov responds with a blow to the head and a solid right to the body. Eubank has a job on his hands but a flurry of punches from the boy from Brighton late on again brings the crowd to their feet.

There is a lot of hype around Chris Eubank Jr but he will have to start better than he did against Billy Joe Saunders last time out. He finished the fight like a steam train but he left himself too much to do. Any repeat of that and the undefeated Dmitry Chudinov will be celebrating again.

Fight on

Steve Bunce
Boxing expert on BoxNation

"I think it will be Chris Eubank on points. But it won't be easy, and don't be surprised if Dmitry Chudinov takes it to 12 rounds just like Billy Joe Saunders did."

Chris Eubank Sr claims his son is the most talented boxer since Sugar Ray Leonard.

He is looking to bounce back from his first professional loss at the hands of Billy Joe Saunders when he challenges unbeaten Interim WBA World Middleweight champion Dmitry Chudinov.

"The last person who had this ability was Sugar Ray Leonard," said Eubank Sr. "My son is the most dangerous young man I've ever come across in boxing, the most dangerous fighter on the planet.

"I was the benchmark, I was the beacon, I was the one everyone was measured against. And I can't even measure him against me. I have never seen anything like him. The great British public has a great journey in front of them over the next 10 years."

Good evening and let's get ready to rumble.

Frampton v Avalos from Belfast will be our main course this evening but we have some sumptuous appetisers before that.

On another card at the O2 Arena in London, Mancunian Tyson Fury will defend his European Heavyweight title against Romanian Christian Hammer.

But first, Chris Eubank Junior is in action against unbeaten Interim WBA World Middleweight champion Dmitry Chudinov. They are in the ring and this live text will tell you the tale of that fight.

Yes, Belfast will be jumping this evening as home darling Carl Frampton defends his IBF World super bantamweight title against American Chris Avalos at the Odyssey indoor arena.

Frampton, unbeaten with a record of 19-0, is about to make his first defence of the title he won back in September against Kiko Martinez.

The 28-year-old is on his way to becoming a superstar of the sport, and a win this weekend would bring us closer to a potential unification fight with Mancunian Scott Quigg.

That would be a belter.

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Sixteen thousand Ulstermen. A Belfast sporting darling on home turf. And one of the nations's greatest ever heroes as a mentor.

No prizes for guessing where the party is this evening...