Chris Eubank Jr targets Gennadiy Golovkin ahead of Liam Williams showdown

Gennadiy Golovkin remains the primary target for Chris Eubank Jr, according to the Brit himself.

The British middleweight participates in a domestic grudge match against Liam Williams this weekend, but it appears that he’s already looking ahead towards a potential fight with the premier fighter at 160lbs. 

Golovkin was scheduled to defend his world title in a unification fight against Ryota Murata in December, but that fight was postponed due to issues entering Japan because of the Omicron variant.

A date for the rearranged bout has still not been finalised but that hasn’t prevented Eubank from looking towards a fight with the Kazakh superstar, who is one of the favourites to battle old nemesis Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez later this year in what would be a trilogy fight between the two greats.

“I do want to fight for a world title,” said Eubank when speaking to Boxing Scene. “Golovkin is number one on my list.

"That is easier said than done. You can’t just pin a number like that down whenever you want, but if we can, we will.

"I’m a mandatory to fight for the full WBA title. Murata has that title, so I would love that fight.”