Chris Eubank Jr

“To use the elbow excuse, I think everyone can perhaps see through that. I hear that they're going to be taking it further with the British Boxing Board. From ...

If we were able to get Anfield it would be the end of May.” Eubank Jr will have an opportunity to run back the fight with a rematch clause signed into the Smith contract. It’s in Eubank’s hands and we can’t really look past that until the time has elapsed and we expect him to want to rematch. I hear that they’re going to be taking it further with the British Boxing Board. And then it will be up to the Board. It was reported last week that Eubank Jr’s team were considering an appeal and it now appears they intend to lodge it.

Smith comfortably stopped a shocked Eubank last month in Manchester, and after the match-up both fighters entertained the possibility of running it back.

"We know Chris really wants to fight again. "If we were able to get Anfield it would be the end of May." "If we can make sure the event takes place near enough to the last game of the season which I think is on the weekend of [May] 21, then there is a possibility.

Sportsmail has been told that Shalom was asked to explain remarks made in the aftermath of Smith's knockout victory, when he said the fighter had to 'put up ...

His comments were interpreted by perplexed Sky employees as a defence of Smith, who drew considerable criticism for saying to Eubank Jnr in a pre-fight press conference: ‘Chris, you go on about girls mate, has anybody in this room ever seen you with a girl? Do you want to tell us something?’ Boxing promoter Ben Shalom denies defending homophobic comments made by Liam Smith after saying the fighter had to 'put up with a lot of rubbish' ahead of his fight with Chris Eubank Jr

Promtoer Ben Shalmon says he's been receiving indication that Eubank wants to run it back.

It’s in Eubank’s hands and we can’t really look past that until the time has elapsed and we expect him to want to rematch.” Both Eubank and Smith recently met inside the ring for a big British clash, but very few saw what was coming when His pride is hurt, he definitely wants a rematch from what I hear and ultimately Liam wants the biggest names and the big nights.