Eddie Hearn says Top Rank’s Bob Arum didn’t want him on stage for the final press conference between Artur Beterbiev and Callum Smith yesterday for the fight on Saturday, January 13 at the Center Videotron in Quebec City.
It seemed strange that Hearn wasn’t on stage for his fighter Smith’s press conference yesterday, particularly considering all his predictions about Beterbiev being knocked out by him.
It would be a bad situation if they had to gag Hearn and drag him off stage if he didn’t shut up about his bad words about Beterbiev.
Dark clouds and excuses?
Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn claims [Arum] “I didn’t want him to say certain things” on stage during the final press conference.
Hearn didn’t say what those “things” were, but he likely talked about IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Beterbiev’s atypical testing results in his VADA tests on December 6.
If Hearn had been on stage, the possibility of him talking non-stop to the media about Beterbiev’s test would have created a dark cloud over the entire promotion for Saturday’s fight, diminishing fan interest and giving his fighter , Callum Smith, an excuse in advance. case he loses.
Would it have been nice to have Hearn on stage, pointing the finger at Beterbiev, talking endlessly about his atypical findings?
Hearn remains confident
“It’s a great start to the year, a great fight that we believe Callum Smith can win. He is a fantastic fighter, but we think Callum Smith will win this weekend,” Eddie Hearn told Boxing News about his prediction for Smith’s fight against Artur Beterbiev.
“Beto [Arum] I was not happy. Bob couldn’t make it, so apparently I wasn’t allowed up either,” Hearn said of him not being allowed on stage during Thursday’s final press conference for the Beterbiev-Smith fight.
“Maybe they didn’t want me to say certain things. A few things have been brewing over the past few days and weeks. But if Bob shows up, I’ll go there too.
“Maybe, if Bob decides to come. I don’t know. He wouldn’t leave him out if he came to London, but it’s a matter of respect,” Hearn said when asked if he would be on stage for the Beterbiev-Smith weigh-in.
