Tony Bellew has explained his actions to talkSPORT after crashing the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson press conference and being thrown out.
The former WBC cruiserweight world champion caused a stir on Wednesday night as he popped up during the fight week media events in Texas ahead of Friday’s controversial clash.
In an apparent publicity stunt for a betting company, Bellew spoke up with his own microphone, flanked by a ‘107-year-old’ man called Norman.
As a result of using his own sound device, not much of what he said could be picked up on the live stream.
“Jake Paul, the biggest clown, I’ve got your next opponent here Jake,” were the only words that got through.
While the audio wasn’t perfect, Bellew was seen crashing the event and subsequently being removed by security.
Speaking to talkSPORT immediately afterwards, he explained himself.
“Well listen, I just needed to get …