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Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr, 32-year-old, is still in shock that his scheduled return on Saturday night was canceled at the last minute.
Eubank was originally set to face Sven Elbir, but he was pulled from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19.
Then, a very late replacement in Anatoli Muratov was not cleared at the late hour due to due to medical grounds.
Eubank still aims to fight in the month of October.
“Nothing like this has ever happened in my career. First opponent gets COVID, second opponent fails a medical the day of the fight. It’s surreal. It doesn’t seem real,” Eubank Jr. told Sky Sports.
“Everything happens for a reason and the plan now is to fight in two weeks’ time. We’re still on route. The plan is still to fight this month, so we’re OK. Listen, I’m back in the gym tomorrow morning. I’m going to continue like this never happened and then I’ll prepare for the next fight, which will be in a few weeks’ time. There’s plenty of opponents and it will be a good fight. It will be the right fight.”
The goal for Eubank is still the same.
He wants to see action in the month of October, get some rest, and then return for another fight, against a big name or a world title, in the month of December.
“The plan was and still is to fight in December,” Eubank Jr. said. “We need to fight this month, so that I can have enough time to rest and then have a new training camp for a fight in December.
“It’s vital that I get out this month and fight, because a big name or a world title fight is waiting for me in December.”