Boxing promoter Frank Warren has threatened to sue 'idiot' Chris Eubank Jr after he called him and Eddie Hearn 'scumbags' in an explosive press conference.
Artur Beterbiev will fight Dmitry Bivol on October 12 in a huge light heavyweight boxing fight to decide the undisputed champion.
But neither lit up their press conference quite like Eubank Jr, who took his chance to call out boxing promoters Warren and Hearn.
The 35-year-old recently joined Ben Shalom's Boxxer promotions and he was quizzed on his decision.
Frank Warren has threatened legal action against Chris Eubank Jr
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With Warren and Hearn sat behind him, Eubank Jr exclaimed: "Because every other promoter up here is a scumbag."
Warren, who counts Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois among his clients, looked shocked as Eubank Jr continued: "Frank Warren behind me has been lying and cheating his way through boxing for the last couple of decades.
"Sued me for a couple of hundred thousand a few years ago, so obviously I was never going to go with him.
"Kalle Sauerland [Eubank's former promoter] had me locked up in a terrible contract for the last few years, squeezing money out of me. Scumbag."
Warren interjected at this point, saying: "Speak up; I can't hear you. Who's he calling a scumbag?"
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Eubank Jr continued: "Eddie Hearn, Frank Smith, they did everything they could to make this fight against Conor Benn knowing that he was on steroids. Scumbags."
It comes after the 33-3 fighter was supposed to face Benn in 2022 but the much-anticipated fight was cancelled after his opponent tested positive for a banned substance.
Warren was furious with Eubank Jr and threatened legal action when speaking on talkSPORT, saying: "I wasn't next to him. I was behind him and the speakers were facing outwards. So we couldn't quite hear all what was being said.
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Chris Eubank Jr labelled Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn 'scumbags'
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“And the bottom line of it is very simple. He was sued by me for a legal breach of a contract and I was successful in suing him and he paid substantial damages.
“Now you know what he can't accept is what's legal and what's not.
"And as regarding what he's just said just so you know I'm gonna keep it short and sweet.
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"He's gonna get sued again for the comments that he's made publicly.
"He will be sued and he will have a problem over that and anybody else who says it, they can get in that queue.”
Eubank Jr is set to face Kamil Szeremeta on the undercard of the Beterbiev vs Bivol fight, which will also include fellow Briton Ben Whittaker.
UPDATE: In the hours following his remarks at the press conference, Chris Eubank Jr issued a statement in which he apologised to Frank Warren and withdrew his comments.
It read: "Following today's press conference for the historic Riyadh Season on October 12th, I would like to retract my inaccurate statements and offer my apologies to Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn and Kalle Sauerland.
"I now wish to focus purely on boxing and preparing for a huge fight in Riyadh next month."
Warren, in turn, released his own statement adding: "I accept Chris' apology and retraction.
"I too have said things before and apologise to him also if any criticism of him has upset him in the past.
"I look forward to seeing him compete on this huge Riyadh Season card. We look ahead to some potentially massive bouts in the future."
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