‘Appalling' – Fans demand Brandon Glanton reprimanded after sick threat to give Chris Billam-Smith brain damage
BRANDON GLANTON was slammed for shamefully vowing to give opponent Chris Billam-Smith "brain damage".
The cruiserweight rivals meet on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn's grudge match at
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Brandon Glanton has been slammed for his comments about Chris Billam-Smith
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Glanton vowed to give Chris Billam-Smith 'brain damage'
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And American Glanton branded Billam-Smith a "b***h" for not shaking his hand in 2023 after the Brit's victory over
He said: "I stuck my hand out, he walked straight past me. It's disrespectful.
"I said in interviews, we're men before we're fighters, right? And he's a father before he's a fighter so your son has a b***h as a father.
"I don't care about these cameras, these lights, I'm going to f*** you up. That's why I'm here. It's not a show everyone knows, I'm going to give you brain damage."
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Glanton's disgusting comments were rightly slammed by fans online as one said: "Brandon Glanton should be reprimanded for his comments on Chris Billam-Smith.
"Absolutely no need for that sort of language."
Another added: "Brandon Glanton is a clown. Scummy thing to say in an already dangerous sport.
"Why's he going in that much on CBS? One of the nicest guys in boxing."
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One fumed: "In a sport like boxing there needs to consequences for saying you want to give someone brain damage. Appalling."
Another said: "Brandon Glanton absolutely sucks."
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Classy Billam-Smith - the former WBO champion - hit back: "I'll leave my talking to Saturday."
The Bournemouth boxer beat Okolie for the WBO and made two defences of the title until losing it to Gilberto Ramirez in November.
Glanton meanwhile is 20-2 with 17 knockouts.
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Chris Billam-Smith and Brandon Glanton face off ahead of the Cruiserweight fight
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