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BRIGHTON’S Harlem Eubank aced the toughest test of his career when he became the first to stop heavy-duty German Timo Schwarzkopf. What began as a showcase for Eubank’s dazzling skillset soon became a war of attrition as the German grew stronger and the hometown favourite, who endured a hellish end of camp to make weight, slowed. But it was that fade which made the subsequent 11th round finish, via the sweetest of right hands, all the more impressive.
Clearly keen to put on a show from the get-go, and feeding off the lively crowd inside the Brighton Centre, Harlem scored with a lead left hook in the opening minute. Schwarzkopf, who once beat a fading Junior Witter and had been the full route in
