Brighton boxer Harlem Eubank wins title fight and shows class to opponent in dressing room

Harlem Eubank spoke to Reporter Henry Bryant after his victory over Tyrone McKenna.

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00:00First and foremost

00:01Talk to me about that performance and how important was it to bring the Brighton fight fans somewhere spectacular tonight

00:09I was massive walking out in the atmosphere

00:12it gave me you know, it gave me a different kind of motivation to come out and put on a performance and

00:17You know, I had the right opponent the right dance partner that really come to fight tonight

00:21Tyrone McKenna

00:23Real Irish, you know war horse and you know, he fought hard in front of his front of all the traveling Irish fans

00:29Big credit to him

00:32You know

00:38And in terms of

00:40The pressure did you feel any of that at all sort of in those first few rounds?

00:44You were sort of just feeling each other out trying to sort of work out the the speed of the fight and and all of

00:48That sort of stuff. So was there any sort of pressure on you to perform in those first few rounds?

00:54Pressure I enjoy the pressure. That's what you know, that's what fuels me

00:58yeah, you know as I said to him in the build-up, I love I embrace it and

01:03You know, it spurs me on to go and to go and perform and that's what I did tonight

01:09Absolutely, and you made a call out Connor Ben at one four seven

01:14after that

01:15If you get past that which you believe you will

01:19What's the gold world titles? Do you want to?

01:23What is the ceiling basically? That's my question. What's the ceiling for Harlem you bank?

01:28I'm ready for world title opportunity. That's why I came into the sport and

01:32You know, I believe that I believe that I'm at that level now

01:35No, I've been I've dedicated myself to the craft for the last 12 years and you know, I'm ready. I'm ready for the top now

01:41I'm ready. I'm ready for the world title

01:44Opportunity that it's the reason I came into the sport the dream of fighting for a world title

01:52I believe that it's here now. So I'm like I said, I'm gonna grab this in color and

01:58and

01:59You know make sure they know that I want them big parts now that take me to a world title

02:05Absolutely, and one final thing for me just a few words to all the bright and fans that showed out tonight

02:10Yeah, thanks to everyone. Thanks for everyone all the locals that came down. It was a beautiful atmosphere in there

02:15I'm you know, I'm so humbled

02:18Everyone made it made it out, you know to support and a lot of local talent on the card as well

02:23So, you know a big shout out to them and it's great that they can display

02:28their talent, you know on such a big platform live on Channel 5 and

02:33Thanks to all the home support that came out. It's beautiful to fight in front of you

02:39fantastic