Chris Eubank Jr has come under fire for appearing to stop Eddie Hearn from paying tribute to the late Ricky Hatton.British boxing legend Hatton was found dead at his home in Greater Manchester on Sunday morning, and had a fitting tribute paid to him at the start of the launch press conference for Eubank Jr and Conor Benn‘s upcoming sequel.Benn wore a Man City shirt in tribute to HattonGettyHowever, when Hearn tried to say some words about Hatton, he was interrupted by Eubank Jr.“Just a couple of words…. 30 seconds about Ricky Hatton,” said Hearn as Eubank Jr interjected.“Eddie, come on, Eddie,” said the Brighton boxer. “No, there are no 30 seconds, you know the drill.“You know the drill, I am not going to listen to anything you say.”Hearn then fired back: “I won’t say anything, you’re an a******e and you talk s***.” Eubank Jr didn’t allow Hearn to speak throughout the entirety of the press tour for his inaugural encounter with Benn in April.But his decision to jump in while Hearn was trying to talk about Hatton was viewed as distasteful by former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew.Speaking on the DAZN broadcast, Bellew said: “I was a little bit disappointed because I wanted one of them to speak about Ricky Hatton. “Chris didn’t let that happen on stage, and I hope they address that in the interviews they’re doing now.“You’ve got to understand that Ricky Hatton paved the way for these two. Eubank Jr has come underfire for stopping HearnGetty“Their fathers are legends, but Ricky Hatton is a big part of boxing and as big a part as anyone has played in the last two decades.”Did Chris Eubank Jr pay tribute to Ricky Hatton?On Sunday, Eubank Jr paid his own tribute to Hatton on social media.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, he wrote: “Rest in Peace, Mr Ricky Hatton. We salute you.”Eubank Sr also paid homage to the Mancunian during a recent appearance on ITV’s ‘This Morning’.“I mean, what can I say? It’s a great loss for boxing,” said Eubank Sr.“You have a man on him who carried the nation for a while in terms of pride and standards.Hatton was found dead at his home on Sunday, September 14Getty“In terms of boxing, he was a tremendous fighter.“You make world champion, and you become a standard bearer for the people, you have people who look up to you and follow you.“Becoming world champion, fighters are not trained to become public figures, and I think we need to look at having a backup system for fighters in many respects.“It’s a tremendous amount of pressure that goes upon a man who wins the world championship, where the entire world, especially the country, is looking at him and what he stands for.”