Hilarious Response from Ben Shalom on Frank Warren’s Outburst
In a recent interview, Ben Shalom responds to the viral clip of his altercation with rival promoter Frank Warren, just days before the Bivol vs Beterbiev bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the clip, which circulated social media yesterday, Shalom can be seen stepping in front of Warren to stand between his fighter, Chris Eubank Jr, and Eubank’s opponent, Kamil Szeremeta in their final face-off before the event. What follows is unintelligible, though it is apparent Warren was not happy with Shalom stepping in front of him.
In an interview with YouTuber, Boxing King Media, Shalom spoke out on the events of yesterday, stating he’d ‘been blocked from being around my fighters all week’, and that ‘all I was doing was being around my fighter, which I’m allowed to be, which I’m supposed to be’.
He elaborated, ‘I think the anger was that I didn’t just stand on the side and let them be with my fighters […] and pretend I don’t exist’.
‘It was unbelievable, if that was my grandad I’d be telling him to calm down, and I mean that in a respectful way, it’s way over the top, his blood pressure must be through the roof’.
Three of the fighters on the undercard for the Undisputed Light-Heavyweight clash are signed with BOXXER and Ben Shalom – Ben Whittaker, who steps up in opponent against Liam Cameron who recently lost on a close split-decision to Lyndon Arthur, Frazer Clarke, who takes on Fabio Wardley for the second time after their blockbuster fight that ended in a draw, and Chris Eubank Jr, who takes on Kamil Szeremeta, with a potential dust-up with Conor Benn in the works after.
Elsewhere on the undercard, Jai Opeteia takes on Jack Massey and Skye Nicolson faces off against Raven Chapman.
The main event will see Artur Beterbiev take on Dmitry Bivol for the Undisputed Light-Heavyweight belt, the winner will be the first to achieve this accolade in 25 years.
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