Harlem Eubank — BRIGHTON, England — British welterweight Harlem Eubank dominated Canada’s Josh Wagner over 10 rounds (UD) at the Brighton Centre, scoring 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91 Friday night. Nov. 21, 2025, Eubank used speed, timing, and a sharp jab to control nearly every exchange and reassert his world-level ambitions.
Eubank needed to rebuild following his first professional loss, which came by technical decision to Jack Catterall last July, after both fighters suffered cuts from a clash of heads. In addition, he brought family pressure to Brighton after his cousin Chris Eubank Jr. suffered a rematch defeat to Conor Benn at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium the previous weekend.
Wagner landed a few hooks and right hands in a tentative start, but Eubank’s superior pace and rhythm quickly became clear. Eubank used a quick jab to head and body, moved around Wagner’s attacks, and landed rights as the Canadian’s face reddened.
Eubank stood closer, feinted Wagner into errors, then countered with three- and four-punch combinations while Wagner landed only sporadically. This pattern held until the final bell, reflected in the lopsided scoring: only one judge gave Wagner a single round, confirming Eubank’s dominance.
Eubank has built this comeback on steady improvement. Earlier, in March 2013 at York Hall, he secured a unanimous decision win over Miguel Antin, dropping him twice over 10 rounds. This set the stage for his approaching fight with Jones. The similarities with Wagner’s style are clear: both are forward, aggressive punchers, but Linkankovas is likely a step above Wagner.
Later in 2023, Eubank caught attention by stopping Timo Schwarzkopf in the 11th round during another Brighton homecoming. He knocked down the German-based contender twice before the referee stopped the fight. Contemporary accounts highlighted how he used lateral movement and precise counters throughout the championship.
This latest victory over Wagner follows Eubank’s career-best 10th-round stoppage of Tyrone McKenna at the Brighton Centre in the spring. In that bout, he knocked McKenna down multiple times to capture the IBF intercontinental welterweight crown and called out Conor Benn after the fight. Coverage of that event reinforced his growing profile and ambition at home.
Friday’s result moves Eubank to 22-1 with 9 knockouts, getting back on track after his technical decision loss to Catterall. Defeating 19-2 Wagner-Bangios, whose record includes 10 CKOs, cements Eubank among Britain’s top welterweights and extends his successful main event run in his home city.
Before the fight, Eubank’s team discussed using Wagner as a springboard to elite competition, and the manner of the win supported that. With recent dominant wins over Antin, Schwarzkopf, McKenna, and now Wagner, Eubank is positioned to pursue the bigger matches he seeks.
