NICK BLACKWELL has branded Chris Eubank Jr and his father as “inhuman and disgusting” after the pair held a press conference against the wishes of Nick and his family.
Blackwell was put into an induced coma after collapsing following his stoppage loss to Eubank Jr in March, but has now given his first interview since the fight.
A few days after the contest, the Eubanks held a press conference to address the media, despite being asked not to by the Blackwells and the British Boxing Board of Control.
โI havenโt any hard feelings about the fight because youโre in there to win and try and hurt someone โ itโs just the stuff he has done after. Itโs inhuman, itโs disgusting,โ he told The Sun.
โThey were trying to make themselves look like the good guys when they are the opposite.
โMy family and friends were begging them not to talk, but they ignored it. Iโve only just been shown the press conference and I know exactly what happened. It isnโt human what theyโve done. They were grabbing as much attention as they could. I was still in a coma but they went ahead and did it. Thatโs the Eubanks, isnโt it? They just want attention, no matter if itโs a bad or a good thing.โ
Blackwell, who looked a picture of health during an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain earlier today, had previously told Eubank Jr there were “no hard feelings.”
During the fight, Eubank Snr told his son to start targeting Blackwell’s body, leading some to argue the 49-year-old was showing compassion for Nick and did not want to see him hurt.
However Blackwell firmly believes it was referee Victor Loughlin and the medical staff who attended to him who should be praised.
โThe people who saved my life were the referee, the person who put me in the coma and the people at St Maryโs Hospital. The Eubanks didnโt save my life.
โChris Jr was asked later if heโd pick the belt or my health. He refused to answer. Iโm not being funny, but someoneโs health and life is more important.
โThe night of the fight he went partying. He was celebrating. Youโve won the title, fine, you can go out and celebrate. I would have wanted to go to the hospital and be by his side until he woke up.โ
Also speaking to The Sun, Eubank Jr defended his decision to hold the press conference, saying: โPeople and media demanded that we speak to them. If we had just said โNo commentโ it would have come off as cold.
โIf Nick is part of the small percentage that took offence, thatโs unfortunate. Itโs sad for me to hear something like that.
โAll I have ever wanted for Nick has been the best. The fight was all the publicity that was needed. It was a great British tussle and such a shame it ended like that. Anything that happened after that was not for our gain.
โPeople deserve our side of the story and our perspective on things โ thatโs all it was.โ