It got heated between Chris Eubank Jr and Frank Warren on Wednesday afternoon. Very heated.

The pair were appearing on stage at the press conference to promote the Artur Beterbiev and  Dmitry Bivol fight where Eubank Jr will make his long awaited return on the undercard in Riyadh against Kamil Szeremeta.

Eubank Jr left Warren absolutely seething after his rantGetty

Also in attendance were promoters Eddie Hearn and Ben Shalom and ‘Next Gen’ was asked about the contract he recently inked with Shalom’s BOXXER, which sparked a remarkable rant at Warren and Hearn, the chairman of Matchroom.

He began: “Why BOXXER? Because every other promoter out here is a scumbag.

“We have Frank Warren behind me, he has been lying and cheating his way through boxing for the last few decades.

“He sued me for a couple of hundred thousand a few years ago so obviously I’d never go with him. Scumbag.”

Warren shouted: “Speak up I can’t hear you.”

Eubank Jr continued over the top of Warren: “Kalle Sauerland, [Wasserman Boxing promoter] kept me in a terrible contract for several years. Scumbag.

“Eddie Hearn and Frank Smith tried everything they could to make this Conor Benn fight…”

Warren quickly and furiously interjected: “Why have we got to listen to this scumbag? Fight Hamzah Sheeraz then, scumbag.

“Why don’t you fight certain fighters?”

Eubank Jr faced off with his next opponent in front of Warren and HearnGetty

Eubank Jr continued: “So yes – scumbags. The only one who isn’t is [Saudi boxing chief] Turki Alalshikh.

“This is a man who isn’t trying to take money for fighters, and use lawyers and accountants in slave contracts.”

Warren didn’t rise to the comments again but looked extremely agitated by Eubank Jr’s rant.

The pair have history with Warren having reportedly sued Eubank Jr after he withdrew from his 2016 title clash with Tommy Langford winning money in damages.

His issues with Hearn stem from the fact he promotes bitter rival Benn, and the pair were set to fight in 2022.

But Benn failed a drugs test which saw the showdown postponed, and Eubank Jr clearly has no loved loss to Matchroom Boxing.

It was a series of awkward exchanges which could make fights with Benn and rising prodigy Sheeraz difficult to negotiate moving forward.

Hearn in particular expressed hope that a domestic clash with Benn could be revived in 2025.

“Chris Eubank Jr has got one thing on his mind, it starts with ‘m’, ends with ‘y’, and it’s got ‘one’ in the middle,” he said.

“It’s spelled ‘money,’ it’s all he cares about. He ain’t bothered about legacy, he ain’t bothered about championships, he wants the monies.

“And the monies are to fight Conor Benn. So, Chris Eubank Jr, you can say about this fight, say about that, but if you want the monies, let’s play.

“And we will play in the first quarter of 2025.”