Chris Eubank Jr. to stop the fight. Following the bout, Eubank was stripped of the interim WBA middleweight title due to his inactivity since winning it. Eubank then faced Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan in an eliminator to challenge the "de jure" WBA middleweight champion, Daniel Jacobs. Talks resurfaced about a potential fight with Irish boxer Gary O'Sullivan to take on 12 December 2015 at the O2 Arena in London on the undercard of Joshua-Whyte. The fight was well anticipated, as the pair had a history of feuds in the past, with O'Sullivan targeting Eubank on social media. The fight throughout had the pace set
Paul Weir Paul Weir Paul Weir is a Scottish professional boxer and a former WBO minimumweight champion. Weir is undefeated WBO Minimum Weight Champion and former WBO Light Flyweight Champion. Weir turned professional in 1992 and captured the vacant WBO minimumweight title in his sixth professional fight, with a TKO win over Fernando Martinez in 1993. He defended the belt once against Lindi Memani and relinquished the belt before moving up in weight to challenge Josue Camacho for the WBO light flyweight title. He lost the bout, but Camacho vacated the belt and he defeated Paul Oulden for the vacant WBO light