{"id":48469,"date":"2025-04-25T04:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/48469\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T04:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:44:10","slug":"appalling-fans-demand-brandon-glanton-reprimanded-after-sick-threat-to-give-chris-billam-smith-brain-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/48469\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Appalling&#8217; &#8211; Fans demand Brandon Glanton reprimanded after sick threat to give Chris Billam-Smith brain damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BRANDON GLANTON was slammed for shamefully vowing to give opponent Chris Billam-Smith &#8220;brain damage&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cruiserweight rivals meet on the undercard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/chris-eubank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Eubank<\/a> Jr vs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/conor-benn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conor Benn<\/a>&#8216;s grudge match at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196652\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brandon Glanton at a press conference.\" height=\"658\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"PA\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/brandon-glanton-press-conference-tottenham-989549465.jpg\" data-caption=\"Brandon Glanton has been slammed for his comments about Chris Billam-Smith\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/brandon-glanton-press-conference-tottenham-989549465.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Glanton has been slammed for his comments about Chris Billam-SmithCredit: PA<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Billam-Smith at a press conference.\" height=\"643\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chris-billam-smith-looks-ahead-989545538.jpg\" data-caption=\"Glanton vowed to give Chris Billam-Smith 'brain damage'\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chris-billam-smith-looks-ahead-989545538.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Glanton vowed to give Chris Billam-Smith &#8216;brain damage&#8217;Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>And American Glanton branded Billam-Smith a &#8220;b***h&#8221; for not shaking his hand in 2023 after the Brit&#8217;s victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/lawrence-okolie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawrence Okolie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I stuck my hand out, he walked straight past me. It&#8217;s disrespectful. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said in interviews, we&#8217;re men before we&#8217;re fighters, right? And he&#8217;s a father before he&#8217;s a fighter so your son has a b***h as a father.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care about these cameras, these lights, I&#8217;m going to f*** you up. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m here. It&#8217;s not a show everyone knows, I&#8217;m going to give you brain damage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Glanton&#8217;s disgusting comments were rightly slammed by fans online as one said: &#8220;Brandon Glanton should be reprimanded for his comments on Chris Billam-Smith.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Absolutely no need for that sort of language.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8220;Brandon Glanton is a clown. Scummy thing to say in an already dangerous sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why\u2019s he going in that much on CBS? One of the nicest guys in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxing<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/betting\/30944508\/best-online-casino-free-spins-bonuses-10-deposits\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM \u00a310 DEPOSITS (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM \u00a310 DEPOSITS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One fumed: &#8220;In a sport like boxing there needs to consequences for saying you want to give someone brain damage. Appalling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8220;Brandon Glanton absolutely sucks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: Chris Eubank Jr&#8217;s promoter teases stunning Conor Benn rematch at Old Trafford over 30 years after dads&#8217; famous fight<\/p>\n<p>Classy Billam-Smith &#8211; the former WBO champion &#8211; hit back: &#8220;I&#8217;ll leave my talking to Saturday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Bournemouth boxer beat Okolie for the WBO and made two defences of the title until losing it to Gilberto Ramirez in November.<\/p>\n<p>Glanton meanwhile is 20-2 with 17 knockouts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Billam-Smith and Brandon Glanton facing off at a press conference.\" height=\"654\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chris-billam-smith-brandon-glanton-989548127.jpg\" data-caption=\"Chris Billam-Smith and Brandon Glanton face off ahead of the Cruiserweight fight\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chris-billam-smith-brandon-glanton-989548127.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Chris Billam-Smith and Brandon Glanton face off ahead of the Cruiserweight fightCredit: Getty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BRANDON GLANTON was slammed for shamefully vowing to give opponent Chris Billam-Smith &#8220;brain damage&#8221;. 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