"So freedom of speech is non existent nowadays?" - Fans react after Frank Warren declares he is suing Chris Eubank Jr. following rant at presser

Fans are reacting (insert) to Frank Warren (left) suing Chris Eubank Jr (right) for calling him a "scumbag". [Image credit: @happypunch, @frank_warren_official, and @chriseubankjr on Instagram] — Fans are reacting (insert) to Frank Warren (left) suing Chris Eubank Jr. (right) for calling him a "scumbag". [Images courtesy: @happypunch, @frank_warren_official, and @chriseubankjr on Instagram]

Boxing superstar Chris Eubank recently made the rounds in boxing media for his rather controversial press conference rant against boxing promoters today. During the Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol presser, Eubank Jr., who will face Kamil Szeremeta in the co-main event, went on a lengthy monologue attacking boxing promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn, just to name a few.

Echoing his outspoken father, two-division world champ Chris Eubank Sr., the 35-year-old boxer pulled no punches in calling Warren and Hearn "scumbags". The two promoters were also sitting right behind him during the press conference.

This didn't sit well with Warren, who founded Queensberry Promotions and managed Eubank Sr. in the past. The veteran English promoter is suing the younger Eubank for his sharp tongue.

Happy Punch reported the news on Instagram, saying:

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"Frank Warren declared he’s suing Chris Eubank Jr. over his press conference rant today 😅[ SWIPE]"

Fans are reacting to the news, with @balkan_sportlive saying:

"So freedom of speech is non existent nowadays?"

Meanwhile, @leonthowitt was in high praise of Eubank Jr., saying:

"Mr Eubank has just earnt my respect."

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What exactly did Chris Eubank Jr. say that drew the ire of Frank Warren?

To give a little bit of context as to why Frank Warren is suing Chris Eubank Jr. for his words, it's best to listen to what the young pugilist said. In the presser, when asked by a reporter why he changed his promotions and management teams to the British company Boxxer, Eubank Jr. said:

"Why Boxxer? Because every other promoter out here is a scumbag. That's why. We've got Frank Warren behind me, been lying and cheating his way through boxing for the last couple of decades. Sued me for a couple of hundred thousand a few years ago so I'm so obviously I was never going to go with him. The guy's a scumbag."

Eubank Jr. proceeded to name a few more promoters, including DAZN's Eddie Hearn, as "scumbags". Although Hearn seemed to have taken it in stride, Warren was visibly and audibly offended by the rant, even trying to interrupt.

Check out the full rant below(0:30):

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Edited by Jigyanshushri Mahanta