"The man who saved Boxing?", "Tension must have been high" - Fans react to Turki Alalshikh posing alongside Frank Warren and Chris Eubank Jr.

Turki Alalshikh was reacently pictured alongside boxing promoter Frank Warren and boxer Chris Eubank Jr. He took to X (formerly Twitter), where he shared the following image:

The picture came as a surprise to many as, Eubank Jr. had recently shared scathing remarks against Warren in the media. He is set to fight Kamil Szeremeta on Oct. 12 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

During the press-conference for the event, Eubank Jr. had accused Warren of "cheating" the sport of boxing and labeled him a "scumbag." He said:

"Because every other promoter up here is a scumbag. Frank Warren behind me has been lying and cheating his way through boxing for the last couple of decades... Eddie Hearn, Frank Smith, they did everything they could to make this fight against Conor Benn knowing that he was on steroids. Scumbags."

Check out Chris Eubank Jr.'s comments below:

Journalist Michael Benson also shared Alalshikh's picture to his X account. Several boxing fans took notice of the photograph and shared their thoughts in the comments section.

One fan wrote:

"The man who saved boxing?"

Another added:

"I'd love to know what Frank said to Chris off camera. Tension must have been high."

Another user praised Alalshikh, saying:

"Turki has really become the glue in boxing."

Check out a compilation of some of the reactions below:

Fans react to Turki Alalshikh's post

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Chris Eubank Jr. issues a statement after his disparaging remarks against Frank Warren

MMA journalist Michael Benson reported that after the press conference, Chris Eubank Jr. had released a statement. In the statement Eubank Jr. apologised to Frank Warren and other boxing promoter for his comments. He said:

"Following today's press conference for the historic Riyadh season event on October 12, I would like to retract my inaccurate statements and offer my apologies to Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn and Kelle Sutherland. I now wish to focus purely on my boxing and preparing for a huge fight in Riyadh next month."

Warren responded to the apology in a positive manner and issued one of his own to Eubank Jr., saying:

"I accept Chris' apology and retraction. I too have said things before and apologise to him also if any criticism of him has upset him in the past. I look forward to seeing him compete on this huge Riyadh Season card. We look ahead to some potentially massive bouts in the future."

Check out Chris Eubank Jr. and Frank Warren's statements below: