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Harlem Eubank returns to the ring this Friday to face Josh Wagner in a huge homecoming clash. The welterweight contender's bout comes just six days after his cousin Chris Eubank Jr's brutal loss to Conor Benn , a fight Harlem was unable to attend due to his own training commitments.

Harlem, who holds a 21-1 record, suffered his first defeat in July at the hands of Jack Catterall. The bout ended in underwhelming fashion when a head clash resulted in a severe cut above Eubank's eye, forcing the match to be called after the seventh round.

Having been behind at that stage, the judges declared his rival Catterall the winner by technical decision. But Eubank is still determined to secure the world champion title next year.

His first hurdle is Wagner, 33, at the Brighton Centr

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