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Connor O'Neill

Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr fined for press conference exchange before middleweight fight

The British Boxing Board of Control has fined both Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr for their behaviour at a press conference ahead of their fight in January.

Smith, who won the fight in Manchester, directed homophobic remarks at Eubank Jr, who in return appeared to goad the 34-year-old with comments about social class and the Liverpudlian's private life.

Both fighters apologised in the immediate aftermath of the offensive press conference, which took place on January 19, and Smith has also made it clear that he 'regrets every bit of the fight week'.

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