Smith appeared to catch Eubank Jr with an elbow during the exchange (SKy Sports/Getty)
Chris Eubank Jr and his team are considering an appeal to the British Boxing Board of Control over an alleged elbow from Liam Smith.
Smith entered Saturday’s contest in Manchester as the slight underdog but secured an emphatic fourth round stoppage win.
The former light-middleweight champion backed Eubank Jr into a corner with a vicious flurry before rocking his opponent with a devastating left uppercut early in the round, leaving him in a heap on the canvas.
Eubank Jr got backed to his feet to continue but was down again moments later after another flurry from Smith, with referee Victor Loughlin waving the contest off.
In the aftermath of the win, footage suggested the Liverpudlian had caught his opponent during that first exchange.
While Smith did appear to connect with his elbow during the frantic assault, it came as a result of a left hook slipping off Eubank Jr’s head and before the vicious uppercut that sent him to the mat.
Eubank Jr’s trainer Roy Jones Jr shared a social media post this week that appeared to support those claims with his promoter Kalle Sauerland of Wasserman Boxing confirming they are considering an appeal to the BBBofC.
‘We are looking at it,’ Sauerland told Sky Sports, when asked about a potential appeal.
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Eubank Jr’s trainer believes the elbow was used.
