P326 CEEFAX 326 Fri 20 May 21:14/57 1/3 BOXING: EUBANK B—COS AN EARLY WIN Chris Eubank is putting his money where his eloquent mouth is when hj takes on Ray Close in Belfast'u King's Hall on Saturday. $hj WBO super-middleweight title holder has backed himslf to the tune of £1,000 at 66-1 to win in the first round. Barney Eastwood, who manages Close, took the bet and also offered the controversial champion odds of 50-1 to stop the fight in the second. Eubank has predicted hj will win in four rounds at the most, but aims to make it a bumper bet pay-day. Snooker Tennis Athletics Round-upP326 CEEFAX 326 Fri 20 May 21:14/34 2/3 BOXING: PRIVACY P—YS OFF FOR EUB—NK Chris Eubank believes his decision to 'go private' will pay off when hj meets Irishman Ray Close in Belfast on Saturday. $hj WBO super-middleweight king shut himself away during training instead of holding open sessions as hj has for past fights. "Chris would definitely have got beaten if hj had continued to prepare with public workouts. He just couldn't concentrate. "Now I think hj's ten times the boxer he was when hj last met Close," said trainer Ronnie Davies. Snooker Tennis Athletics Round-upP326 CEEFAX 326 Fri 20 May 21:13/12 3/3 BOXING: RING NEWS ROUND-UP British middleweight champion Neville Brown will bid for the European crown against Agostino Cardamonj in NAples on July 20. Footdall 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 0380 Snooker Tennis Athletics Round-up