Chris Eubank Jr’s team consider an APPEAL to the BBBOfC against Liam Smith for an alleged elbow

Chris Eubank’s representatives are considering an appeal to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBOfC), after Liam Smith used an alleged elbow strike in his knockout victory over the 33-year-old.

The pair met at the Manchester AO Arena on Saturday, with Smith earning a fourth-round stoppage to take the fight, but Eubank’s promoters Wasserland Boxing confirmed they are considering appealing the result.

Fans had previously claimed the Liverpudlian fighter’s fight-winning combination involved the ‘illegal use of an elbow’, in a bout that saw Eubank Jr reportedly subjected to ‘vile homophobic ringside abuse’.

Chris Eubank’s promoters are considering an appeal before the BBBOfC after an alleged elbow by Liam Smith

Smith earned a fourth-round stoppage to beat Eubank Jr, but reportedly used his elbow in the vital combination to win the fight.

But Wasserman Boxing’s Kalle Sauerland said the promoters are now considering launching an appeal over the alleged nudge.

“We are looking at it,” Sauerland said, when asked by Sky Sports about the possibility of a potential appeal.

Eubank Jr himself had already described his opponent as a ‘dirty fighter’ before their highly anticipated fight.

He told ‘The Gloves Are Off’: ‘He’s a dirty fighter. I like it when I see guys head butting and elbowing because that means they’re not real and when the going gets tough they look for ways out. They look for ways that they are not supposed to use.

“I like to watch fighters and see them have to resort to dirty tactics because their skill level is not enough to help them get through the fight, so they have to start using their heads and elbows.”