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Chris Eubank Jr showed his enactment for the LGBTQ+ assemblage aft disfigured scenes astatine the media conference| Venue: AO Arena, Manchester Date: Saturday, 21 January. |
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Chris Eubank Jr emerged with a rainbow armband and a Manchester United garment astatine the weigh-in earlier his combat with Liam Smith connected Saturday successful Manchester.
Eubank wore the pro-LGBTQ armband with the shot garment and kept it connected during a lengthy face-off.
Both fighters weighed successful astatine 11st 5lbs for the all-British middleweight contest.
Sky Sports and promotional institution Boxxer besides apologised and some fighters person been spoken to astir their behaviour and reminded of their work to behave successful a nonrecreational manner.
Eubank yet responded to Smith's taunts with his ain astir the metropolis of his commencement Liverpool and his marriage.
After the disfigured scenes Eubank admitted things "escalated quickly" and helium conceded tensions were high.
"Boxing is personal, warring different antheral is 1 of the astir idiosyncratic things you tin do. So I get it," helium said.
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