Chris Eubank Jr. by Eubank Jr, however O'Sullivan showed great resilience to Eubank's continuous hard shots, particularly uppercuts. At the end of the 7th round, O'Sullivan's corner retired their fighter, who had sustained a perforated eardrum. Immediately after Eubank defeated O'Sullivan, Hennessey Sports announced that they had won the purse bids and the rights to stage Eubank vs. Nick Blackwell for Blackwell's British middleweight title. In February 2016, Hennessy Sports announced the fight between Eubank and Blackwell (19-3-1, 8 KOs) would take place on 26 March at the Wembley’s SSE Arena in London. The fight was shown live on Channel 5. Eubank dominated
Román Martínez (boxer) for September 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on the undercard of Mayweather vs. Berto. Martinez retained his world title by split decision draw in the rematch with Salido. In what many believed was a win for Salido as he threw over 1000 punches landing 285 compared to Martinez who landed 189 from 691 thrown. The three official judges scored the bout (113-115, 115-113 & 114-114). It was announced that Martinez would defend his WBO title against accomplished Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko on June 11, 2016 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Lomachenko was the current