By Keith Idec

Renold Quinlan isn’t impressed by Chris Eubank Jr.

The super middleweight from Australia considers Eubank a creation of his legendary dad’s reputation, an overrated trash-talker who will learn an invaluable lesson when they meet Saturday in London. Quinlan finds it particularly curious that England’s Eubank walked away from what would’ve been a lucrative fight against middleweight knockout artist Gennady Golovkin last year.

“I guess that’s where he gets all his credibility from, from his old man,” Quinlan told London’s Daily Mirror. “He’s trying to make a name for himself, but has had plenty of options to make a name for himself, like when he had the opportunity to fight Gennady Golovkin.

“I don’t know what happened there, but if I’d had that opportunity, I’d have taken it with both hands. He sees this as an easy fight for him, easy to get the IBO belt. But when fight night comes, they’re going to get a big shock.”

The 27-year-old Quinlan began making a name for himself when he knocked out former IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale on October 16 in Tasmania, Australia.

Geale (31-5, 16 KOs) is 35, had been stopped in two of his three previous bouts by Miguel Cotto and Golovkin and his fight against Quinlan was Geale’s debut as a full-fledged super middleweight. But putting Geale’s name on his resume gave Quinlan credibility and helped him land this fight against Eubank, in which he’ll defend the IBO world super middleweight title he won by beating Geale.

Like Geale, the 27-year-old Eubank (23-1, 18 KOs) has fought exclusively as a middleweight during his five-year pro career, though often at a little higher than the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. Quinlan (11-1, 7 KOs) mostly has competed at super middleweight since he made his pro debut in July 2008.

His lone loss was a close unanimous decision against Australia’s Jake Carr (11-1, 4 KOs) in December 2014. Quinlan lost that 10-rounder by scores of 96-95, 96-95, 96-94.

As a pro, Eubank has lost only to WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs), a split decision in November 2014 that Eubank remains extremely eager to avenge. Quinlan is certain he’ll add a second defeat to Eubank’s record in the 12-round main event of an ITV pay-per-view show Saturday from Olympia National.

“He’s got a few weaknesses that everyone will see on fight night,” Quinlan said. “I think they are underestimating me a bit and that’s good. Daniel Geale thought I’d be an easy walk in the park for him, but we’re really focused and determined on what we’re doing. My belt will be coming back home with me on Sunday.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.