Chris Eubank Jr ‘subjected to vile homophobic abuse ringside’

Chris Eubank Jr was reportedly the subject of vile homophobic abuse by a fan after his shocking fourth-round knockout loss to Liam Smith on Saturday night.

The shocking incident came after the eventful final press conference in which Smith told Eubank Jr. “nobody in this room has ever seen you with a woman.”

A supporter repeatedly called Eubank Jr ‘p**f’ and ‘c***’, as he jumped over the fence to access the media area after the fight, before being escorted out of the AO Arena in Manchester, according to talk sport.

Chris Eubank Jr has reportedly been subjected to vile homophobic abuse by a follower.

Former boxing champion Spencer Oliver and TalkSport executive producer Sarah Collins are said to have witnessed the incident firsthand.

Collins said: “He was standing to my right in our broadcast area, trying to get as close to the ring as possible.”

“It was a torrent of insults. It got worse when Eubank Jr left the ring. He called it a ‘f****** p**fy ac***’, before turning on the talkSPORT gear.

“A bitter end to a perfectly run night of boxing.”

Liam Smith won by fourth-round knockout against Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday night.

The shocking comments came after their pre-fight press conference turned personal with the pair facing an investigation by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBofC) for their embarrassing ‘personal’ and ‘homophobic’ comments at their conference. pre-fight press.

Smith, however, has since apologized for his comments in the build-up to the all-British fight.

“I’m completely sorry, and it’s looked so bad the way I played [it] and I wanted it to be,’ Smith told talkSPORT’s Jim White and Simon Jordan.

“I shouldn’t have said it anyway, but it was a press conference and it was a bit… there are cameras and, like I said, there are millions of people watching. So I’m completely sorry for all the buildup and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it.

‘I’m not homophobic, I come from a good family’.

Smith has since apologized for his comments during the build-up to the British fight.

Sky Sports presenter Anna Woolhouse has been forced to apologize for the “offensive” and “homophobic” language used during the press conference.

Smith told Eubank: ‘Do you have anything you want to tell us?’ to which Eubank replied: ‘That’s a very personal question to ask me directly. You can swipe my DMs or you can do it right now.

Smith then replied, “I’m not that type, man, I like women.”

Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith spoke in person during their pre-fight press conference

Later in the press conference, Eubank accused his looming opponent of cheating on his wife ‘on occasion’.

He said: ‘If you want to get dark and personal with it, talking about being gay and do I like girls? Various sources have told me that you sometimes cheat on your wife.

‘So the glass houses mate. Let’s relax on the personal stuff. I’d rather be gay than a cheater.