What channel is Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith on today? How to watch, buy 2023 fight

By | January 21, 2023

As a social media sensation with a brash ring style and a famous boxing surname, Chris Eubank Jr has been one of the most popular draws for TV boxing audiences in the UK in recent years.

An average of 585,000 people watched the son of former world champion Chris Snr beat Liam Williams in February 2022, with a peak of more than a million seeing him knock the Welshman down four times on his way to a resounding points win in Cardiff.

A large audience is sure to tune in again when the 33-year-old faces Liam Smith, a rival who has never lost in a UK bout and took on Canelo Alvarez in front of more than 51,000 people in 2016 at Texas’ AT&T Stadium, setting a record for the venue.

Here’s how to watch Eubank Jr and Smith do battle, including channels, timings and purchase details.

WATCH: Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith on DAZN (only in US, CA, JP and DACH)

What channel is Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith on today?

  • TV channels/live stream: DAZN, Sky Sports Box Office

The fight will be available to purchase on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK, while fans in the US can watch the fight live on DAZN.

How to buy Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith fight

A DAZN subscription costs $19.99 a month or $149.99 per year in the US. It’s $24.99 a month or $199.99 per year in Canada.

On Sky Sports, the event costs £19.95 for UK buyers and €24.95 for Republic of Ireland customers until midnight on Friday, January 20, at which point it rises to £24.95 / €29.95 if booked by telephone.

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What is DAZN?

Founded in 2015, DAZN is a global over-the-top sports subscription video streaming service. 

DAZN launched in the U.S. in 2018 and came to an agreement with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. Several fighters have competed under the DAZN/Matchroom brand, including Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin.

Big fights have been on DAZN, including Canelo vs. Dmitry Bivol, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, Oleksandr Usyk vs. Joshua, and Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez 3.

How to watch DAZN: Available devices

You can use DAZN on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android phones and tablets, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Amazon Fire tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, and Google Chromecast.

Other devices you can use include: an LG Smart TV, Smartcast, Panasonic Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Sony Smart TV.

You can also watch DAZN on web browsers at DAZN.com.

MORE: Chris Eubank Jr. vs Liam Smith date, start time, odds, schedule & card

When is Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith?

Doors open at 6 p.m. local time for the fight, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. and ringwalks for the main event expected at around 10 p.m.

  • Date: Saturday, January 21
  • Start time: 1 p.m. ET |  6 p.m. GMT | 5 a.m. AEDT*
  • Main card: 2 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. GMT | 6 a.m. AEDT* 
  • Main event: 5 p.m. ET | 10 p.m. GMT | 9 a.m. AEDT*

Eubank Jr vs Smith will take place on Saturday, January 21. The exact time of the main event ringwalks are subject to how long each previous bout takes.

*Fight starts on Sunday, January 22 in Australia.

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