Harlem Eubank’s huge Brighton homecoming inspired the best performance of his career as he stopped Timo Schwarzkopf to win the WBO Global title.
Eubank was the first of his famous fighting family to headline in their hometown since Chris Eubank Senior defended his world title in the seaside resort, in the early 1990s.
And he didn’t disappoint the Brighton faithful who witnessed a dazzling and vicious display from the 29-year-old who became the first man to halt the battle-hardened Schwarzkopf, stopping the German in the 11th round.
The fans at the Brighton Centre, who had seen Eubank floor Schwarzkopf in the third round, were treated to a statement performance from the unbeaten Harlem, who now moves to 19-0 after a whipping right hook sent his opponent to the canvas for the second time in the fight.
Schwarzkopf got to his feet but the referee said he was in no condition to carry on and stopped the fight after 42 seconds of the penultimate round.
Harlem Eubank told Channel 5: “It was great. I am the WBO Global champion. Timo doesn’t get stopped but I showed what I can do.
“I can move, I can dance and I can sting them. I dropped him early, showed the perserverance and got the finish. That was the special homecoming I wanted. Look at the support, it’s crazy and it was a beautiful reception from my home people.
“If you get past the trickery, get past the dancing then you’ll see the power.”
Full Results from Brighton
Ben Andrews 39-37 Patryk Polasik
Oliver Zaren 60-55 Bahadur Karami
Tiernan Bradley 60-52 Michal Bulik
JP O’Meara 38-37 Karl Sampson
Sultan Zaurbek WTKO6 Sergio Sosa
Tom Welland WTKO4 Francisco Rodriguez
Tommy Welch WRTD4 Jonathan Vergara
Lerrone Richards 79-74 Mickey Ellison
Harlem Eubank WTKO11 Timo Schwarzkopf
Roman Fury WKO3 Bradley Davies
Harvey Dykes 40-36 Erik Nazaryan
