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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters is bizarre but unexpectedly moving reality TV
There's just no getting around it. When you first read the concept for ITV's Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters (Mondays, 9pm), it sounds like an idea dredged from the depths of Alan Partridge's dictaphone, something to be filed away alongside Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank rather than commissioned by a legitimate real-life broadcaster.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jack Catterall secures strange win over Harlem Eubank after suffering gruesome cut
Jack Catterall was awarded a technical decision victory over Harlem Eubank on Saturday, as he led on the scorecards when a nasty cut forced the end of the fight – his own cut, no less. Catterall, fighting Eubank at Manchester's AO Arena, led 69-65, 69-66, 69-66 when the bout was halted due to a severe cut over the Chorley boxer's right eye. The action was halted in round seven, much to the chagrin of Eubank – the nephew of British boxing icon Chris Eubank – who made clear his frustration after the bout. 'His corner was told he couldn't continue,' Eubank, 31, told reporters after the bout, which marked Catterall's welterweight debut. 'It was nothing to do with me, and that was a fake narrative live on the commentary. 'There were so-called independent commentators in his dressing room before the fight and coaching him ringside,' Eubank alleged. 'I've not experienced something like that.' When asked to put a name to the accusation, Eubank said: '[Former champion] Carl Frampton. You know, I was a fan of this guy. I feel like I've been done dirty this evening. 'I was carrying out the gameplan to a T, and that is to make him miss and to make him pay late. And if you watch my championship fights, when I take out my opponents, that is exactly how I execute a gameplan. 'And the referee took that away from me tonight in not letting Jack Catterall continue.' Saturday's result marked a first professional defeat for Eubank, while 32-year-old Catterall bounced back from his narrow loss to Arnold Barboza Jr from February.
The Independent
06-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Jack Catterall secures strange win over Harlem Eubank after suffering gruesome cut
Jack Catterall was awarded a technical decision victory over Harlem Eubank on Saturday, as he led on the scorecards when a nasty cut forced the end of the fight – his own cut, no less. Catterall, fighting Eubank at Manchester's AO Arena, led 69-65, 69-66, 69-66 when the bout was halted due to a severe cut over the Chorley boxer's right eye. The action was halted in round seven, much to the chagrin of Eubank – the nephew of British boxing icon Chris Eubank – who made clear his frustration after the bout. 'His corner was told he couldn't continue,' Eubank, 31, told reporters after the bout, which marked Catterall's welterweight debut. 'It was nothing to do with me, and that was a fake narrative live on the commentary. 'There were so-called independent commentators in his dressing room before the fight and coaching him ringside,' Eubank alleged. 'I've not experienced something like that.' When asked to put a name to the accusation, Eubank said: '[Former champion] Carl Frampton. You know, I was a fan of this guy. I feel like I've been done dirty this evening. 'I was carrying out the gameplan to a T, and that is to make him miss and to make him pay late. And if you watch my championship fights, when I take out my opponents, that is exactly how I execute a gameplan. 'And the referee took that away from me tonight in not letting Jack Catterall continue.' Saturday's result marked a first professional defeat for Eubank, while 32-year-old Catterall bounced back from his narrow loss to Arnold Barboza Jr from February.
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank LIVE RESULTS: Card ON NOW ahead of thrilling welterweight main event
JACK CATTERALL will be making his highly anticipated welterweight debut TONIGHT against boxing superstar Harlem Eubank! El Gato blew his shot at Teofimo Lopez's world title when he suffered an agonising split-decision defeat to Arnold Barboza Jr in February. But he'll be desperate to bounce back with a huge victory over Eubank, the nephew of Chris Sr and the cousin of Chris Jr, who also boasts an incredible undefeated 21-0 record. Ahead of the mouthwatering Manchester main event, there are several undercard bouts which are taking place right now! 7 minutes ago By Connor Greaves Good evening and welcome to SunSport's live blog of Catterall vs Eubank! A huge night of boxing is set to go down in Manchester with Catterall vs Eubank topping a star-studded card. El Gato will make his debut at welterweight this evening after he opted to move seven pounds north following defeat to Arnold Barboza Jr in February. The narrow loss meant Catterall lost his potential shot at Teofimo Lopez's world title. The 32-year-old Chorley fighter is the firm favourite to get back to winning ways this evening, but it will be far from a walk in the park. Harlem Eubank, the nephew of Chris Sr and the cousin of Chris Jr, is set for the biggest fight of his career so far. He will be looking to maintain his unbeaten record as he heads into the bout 21-0. A win for Eubank will put his name in the mix for a potential big-name fight in the future.
The Sun
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Harlem Eubank using his dad's heartbreaking dementia battle to fuel his own career ahead of Jack Catterall fight
HARLEM EUBANK is using the heartbreaking dementia battle his brave father lost to fuel his own fight career. After suffering 20 punishing losses, 11 by knockout, 61-year-old Simon Eubank was beaten by frontal lobe dementia in September 2023. 6 6 6 In a gut-wrenching SunSport exclusive, British ring legend and Simon's brother, Chris Sr, revealed his sibling was so brutalised by the sport that Harlem fed him, in his final few months, through a baby's bottle. Ahead of his welterweight fight with Jack Catterall Saturday, in the Manchester man's backyard, we asked 31-year-old Harlem how he wrestles with competing in the same savage sport that snatched his dad away, so cruelly and so soon. 'It's tough,' he said. 'But I feel like, while you're active in the sport, you have to remove the dangers from your mind and your thinking. "You have to just focus on the task at hand. It's a very dangerous sport, that we all sign up for. "And because of that I think it's important that all fighters, on every level, get the credit and respect that they deserve. 'Because they are the ones going in there and putting their life on the line. 'My dad, you could say he was taken advantage of, in a very dangerous sport. And it was, it was sad to see. 'His decline with dementia was fast. But I can only use that to motivate myself to achieve my targets and make my dad proud.' The Eubank name is unfortunately linked with a string of boxing tragedies, starting with Sr's 1991 win over Michael Watson that left him with life-changing brain injuries. And, 25 years later, 35-year-old Jr inflicted a similarly devastating defeat on Nick Blackwell. Now Harlem must live with the wreckage that boxing made of his dad - who never rose up the ranks to the recognition and riches that his brother or nephew have enjoyed. But instead of being softened by self-pity or growing hateful of the hurt business, he uses the generations of family experience to shape his own approach. He told us: 'When you choose to fight for a living, and when you choose to go between the ropes, you know what you signed up for. 'You sign up for the control to go out of your hands. His decline with dementia was fast. But I can only use that to motivate myself to achieve my targets and make my dad proud. Harlem Eubank 'You have to put the control into your training and into your preparation to make sure you're the most prepared you can be, going into what could be a brutal fight. 'You need to have a knowledgeable and reliable team around you. 'And I sadly don't think my dad ever had that and that's sad, because the result was dementia.' Jr's rematch with 28-year-old Conor Benn has just been confirmed for September 20, which rules the middleweight out of world title contention for another six months, at least. That leaves an outside chance that Harlem, who only turned pro in 2017 and cut his teeth on small-hall shows in boxing backwaters like Portsmouth and SWINDON, could pip his high-profile cousin to a golden belt. 'That would be something, wouldn't it?' he grinned. "Yeah, that'd be a nice little bragging right to hold over the older cousin. 'I don't think it'll feel like any extra, added motivation in the ring, but you never know.' 6 6 6
