Eddie Hearn mocks Ben Shalom over ‘shocking’ row before Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois [Video]

Eddie Hearn has played down his spat with rival promoter Ben Shalom ahead of Anthony Joshua’s fight with Daniel Dubois on Saturday night.

Hearn and Shalom exchanged words on stage during Thursday’s press conference, with Shalom saying he was left ‘completely shocked’ after Hearn threatened to knock him out.

Shalom was at Guildhall on Thursday to promote Tyler Denny, who is fighting on the undercard of Joshua vs Dubois, initially questioned why Hearn was stood on stage when he does not represent Denny or his opponent Hamzah Sheeraz.

Asked about the confrontation with Shalom, Hearn told Boxing Social: ‘I think it was a bit of a joke, really.

‘He just came up and said, ‘what are you doing in this picture?’. And I said, can’t remember what I said, something like, ‘I’ll knock you out’, or something like that.

‘I felt bad because he froze like a ghost and now he’s doing all these interviews …