Billy Joe Saunders took aim at his former rival Chris Eubank Jr after wearing a thick leather jacket during his press conference with Conor Benn on Friday.
The pair came face to face for the first time ahead of their October 8 fight which will rekindle the old family rivalry between their fathers Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn.
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Eubank Jr raised eyebrows with his outfit during Conor Benn’s press conference
Due to the current UK heat wave which saw temperatures in London reach 31 degrees Celsius on presser day, Benn attended wearing only a tank top.
Eubank Jr wore a large Louis Vuitton leather jacket.
His old foe Saunders took the opportunity to rip him apart.
BJS posted an Instagram Story with a video of Eubank Jr wearing his jacket at the event and captioned it, “It’s 40 degrees clown and you walk around in a leather jacket c*** Upside down.”
The pair fought through 2014 with the European, British and Commonwealth middleweight titles on the line.
Saunders won a close split decision, although the bad blood between them didn’t end there.
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Saunders did not withhold his assessment
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Eubank Jr did not respond to Saunders
Even though nearly eight years have passed without a rematch materializing, there have been plenty of talks about it.
Now, some fans are speculating that Saunders has spoken out to set himself up as part of a possible second meeting with Eubank Jr in 2023.
BJS hasn’t fought since his first loss to Canelo Alvarez last year but is known to be aiming for a comeback.
If he shivers with rust in the coming months, then he could be well placed to face the winner of Eubank Jr against Benn.
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