At a press conference for his rematch vs. Conor Benn, Chris Eubank Jr. blasts  the British boxing commission and its General Secretary: "I want to talk about the British Boxing Board of Control and more specifically, a man by the name of Robert Smith. This is the big boss behind the scenes, the head honcho. The man with all the power that controls everything that goes on in professional boxing inside the United Kingdom. This guy's a big deal, he really is. Now this idiot allowed a room full of media and cameramen into my private weigh-in the day before the [first Connor Benn] fight. The time that it took to get these people out contributed to me missing the weight and getting fined 500K. He let Conor Benn fight in gloves filled with horsehair knowing it was a direct breach of the contract we had for this fight. On fight night, he personally escorted an arch-nemesis of mine, Billy Joe Saunders, to my changing room to disrupt and try and ruin my preparations for the biggest fight of my life. And then afterwards, he gets into the ring and is trying to shake my hand and congratulate me... I mean, the balls on this guy. It's viciously clear for me to see that this toad is nothing more than a puppet and a pawn. I think he is in the back pocket of Matchroom and Eddie Hearn. Unfortunately just another scumbag in this treacherous and underhanded industry we find ourselves in."

 

Eubank won their first encounter in April by unanimous decision. The rematch will take place on November 15th in England's Tottenham Stadium.