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Ben Shalom has denied defending homophobic comments by Liam Smith after Sky Sports sought clarity around an interview given by the promoter following Smith’s win over Chris Eubank Jnr last month.
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 with a lot of rubbish’ ahead of the bout.
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? You’re 33. Do you want to tell
