Josh Taylor cannot be blamed for taking Teofimo Lopez fight but questions will always be asked if Jack Catterall rematch never happens

In his latest column, former Olympian and heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke reacts to Chris Eubank Jr’s decision to activate his rematch against Liam Smith, previews Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara and the situation with Josh Taylor, Jack Catterall and Teofimo Lopez.

Chris Eubank Jr’s decision to trigger his rematch clause against Liam Smith is really the only move for him. He has got to do it and not just for boxing reasons but for his own pride too.

We all know he talked a lot before the fight and deep down his pride will be hurting. For him, it is the natural thing to do here. The rematch clause is there for a reason and of course he sees it as an unexpected loss, a fluke.

He’s got to right that wrong and do it in a fashion too if he wants to get back on track with his plans to fight Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez.

But I do think it will be a very difficult fight for him again, Liam Smith has had a good look at him now and knows now more than ever what is coming.

For Chris, there is something he can take from that fight in the sense he was boxing well in rounds two and three but it is still very tricky for him to come back. Of course, it is an even bigger fight now given what happened first time around.

There were some concerns over Eubank Jr meeting that middleweight limit and it would definitely be in their favour to look into changing  it for the rematch. But I can’t see why Liam would agree to that, he would want it at the same weight and I have no doubts about that. With Eubank Jr, you can tell the weight it just isn’t natural for him.

That will be something they talk about but whether anything can be done about it, I’m not sure. I’m not sure how many cards he holds at the minute, it all depends on what is in the