Chris Eubank Junior says all his sparring partners know they are being filmed after being branded ‘disrespectful’ after a knock-out was put online.

Eubank Jr has been criticised by British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell after a 40-second video clip was shared on the Brighton fighter’s Snapchat account.

Blackwell and Eubank Jr clash on March 26 with the Trowbridge fighter’s belt on the line.

And Blackwell stoked up the pre-fight tension with his attack on his rival. He said: “He (Eubank) put a video up on social media, for the whole world to see, of him knocking out a kid who hasn’t even had a pro fight and it’s disgusting.”

He added: “I think Eubank Jr is so disrespectful. He should be ashamed of himself.”

But Eubank Jr has launched a stern defence of the footage which finished with Grays fighter Tey Lynn-Jones hitting the canvas after some fierce exchanges.

Eubank Jr told The Argus: “This is boxing and these things happen. He is a very capable kid and he has sparred with champions such as James DeGale and Andy Lee so he is not just somebody we have brought in off the street.

“As far as me putting it out on social media, that’s not true at all. I was in the ring sparring and these sparring partners know that everything is being filmed on Snapchat, they are being paid and they know these videos will be seen.

“I didn’t go and upload the videos on to YouTube, my Facebook or Instagram, or anything like that but the person at the time was told to do their job and film the sparring and as soon as anything does happen it goes straight up on to Snapchat.”

Eubank Jr has thousands of followers on Snapchat where he keeps them regularly updated with all aspects of his training regime.

He said: “I document everything and the sparring partners are fully aware of me documenting the sparring. If they don’t want it to come out, they don’t have to come down to the gym and get in the ring with me but they are being paid to do so. It’s a risk-reward situation.

“One of the ways I train is I watch the videos back to see what I need to improve on.

“My training has been documented for six months, these things have happened before but have never been caught on tape. This one just happens to have been caught on tape.

“There is no bad blood, it’s just one of those things and it happens to the best of us.

“As far as me being disgusting, if he wants to lose that language, then great. If he has got emotional about it, and wants to get other people emotional about it, then fine as more people will come and see the fight.

“Blackwell can brand me whatever he wants but I think he is just worried the same thing is going to happen to him – which it is very likely it will.”

Lynn-Jones, 21, reckons the incident has been blown out of proportion as he prepares for his own debut as a professional on March 4 having already enjoyed Queensbury League success for fighters between amateur and professional boxing.

Lynn-Jones said: “It was my first time sparring after a month off and I have had an injury as well so I was a bit fatigued. It was at the end of the fifth round and he just caught me with a couple of good shots.

“If the video had gone on a bit longer it would have shown I was not knocked out but there is no bad blood there. He is one of the best in his division and I am still a novice but I was ready to get up and carry on afterwards.

“That said I can hold my own when sparring against these guys. I have sparred with the likes of James DeGale and Billy Joe Saunders and nothing like this has happened before. But it has all been blown out of proportion.”