Katie Taylor defeated Chantelle Cameron last night to become the new undisputed super lightweight champion. Taylor was already the undisputed lightweight champion and had moved up to fight Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin in May this year.

Cameron had handed Taylor her first professional defeat in her home country of Ireland. The two-division champion avenged her defeat at the same venue last night. However, when a reporter asked about Conor McGregor’s recent controversial take on the Dublin riots in the post-fight press conference, her promoter Eddie Hearn’s handling of the question won many hearts.

Eddie Hearn expertly handles questions about Conor McGregor’s comments on the Dublin riots

Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout was one of the sponsors of the Taylor vs. Cameron rematch. The former two-division UFC champion has been in the news over his comments about the Dublin riots recently. Five people, including three small children, were stabbed in Dublin on Thursday, prompting protests that turned into riots.

‘The Notorious’ was very upset with the riots and took to Twitter to express his outrage. His tweets however prompted pushback and were perceived as ‘bad taste and inflammatory.’ Later, Eddie Hearn was asked about the subject in the Taylor vs. Cameron 2 post-fight press conference, which made the promoter seemingly unhappy.

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Hearn was prompt in stating to the reporter that the press conference was about celebrating Taylor’s triumph and called her the greatest athlete he had ever represented. This went down well with fans who took to social media to express their approval of him.

Fans react to Hearn’s reply!

Fans praised Eddie Hearn for his handling of the question. Here is a sample of what some fans had to say about it.

One fan felt Hearn was correct in how he handled the question:

“Eddie Hearn is spot on.”

Another agreed:

“Eddies right here tbh”

Another commended Hearn for sticking up for his fighters:

“Eddie Hearn is a lot of things in this world, but if you say he’s not frontline for his fighters, you are lying”

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Another felt the question was in bad taste:

“There was no need to detract from Katie’s achievement. If we are going to debate the moral opinion of sponsors he would be there all night.”

Another felt it was a justified question:

“Legitimate question given the outrageous bile coming from McGregor”

Another praised Hearn:

“Well said ed”

What do you think about Conor McGregor’s reaction to the Dublin riots? Do you think the criticism he received was warranted? Let us know in the comments section below.

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