EUBANK FACES NEW FOE

CHRIS EubANK JNR will now fight Anatoli Muratov at Wembley Arena on Saturday night — after his expected opponent Sven Elbir had to withdraw yesterday following a positive Covid test. Germany’s Muratov has won 24 of his 27 bouts — losing two and drawing the other one. Seventeen of the 33-year-old’s victories have been knockouts. Meanwhile, Eubank has said Anthony Joshua’s defeat by Oleksandr usyk has only served to fuel his motivation ahead of the showdown on Saturday. He said: ‘I’m fired up. Anthony Joshua is a friend of mine. I’m a little deflated that he lost, but it’s part of the game. We’ve all been there. ‘If anything, this makes me want to fight even harder. I know the feelings he’s going through now.’