Chris Eubank Jr has been fined £100,000 by the British Boxing Board of Management for slapping Conor Benn with an egg at their first press convention.
In an announcement the board stated: “Following a listening to earlier than the stewards of the British Boxing Board of Management, Chris Eubank Jr was discovered to be in breach of regulation 25 (misconduct) for his conduct on the press convention in Manchester for the Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn contest on twenty sixth April 2025.
“As such, the stewards of the board fined Chris Eubank Jr the sum of £100,000.”
Eubank Jr’s promoter Ben Shalom instructed Sky Sports activities that the punishment was “extremely over the top and ridiculously out of all proportion,” including: “Chris left with no choice but to appeal.”
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Pay attention in to the change between Benn and Eubank Jr throughout their latest head-to-head which led to Eubank Jr slapping Benn with an egg
Eubank will struggle Benn on April 26 on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
It’s a bout that was as a result of happen in 2022, solely to be known as off then after it emerged that Benn had failed two pre-fight drug exams.
Benn’s provisional suspension has been lifted and he’s now clear to field within the UK. However it has left Eubank and Benn, the sons of historic British boxing rivals Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn, with their very own bitter feud.
By putting him with an egg, in addition to being an assault to goad Benn, Eubank Jr was additionally referencing a declare by the WBC that Benn’s optimistic drug take a look at may have been as a result of extreme consumption of eggs, a suggestion which Benn would later distance himself from.
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Benn stated Eubank Jr can be punished within the ring for his actions on the Manchester press convention and confirmed off the fathers’ unique struggle poster inside his go well with lining
Eubank wrote on social media: “Apparently egg contamination was the reason for his two failed drugs tests. So I contaminated him with an egg.”
Eubank, who has a 34-3 report, defended his actions two days later at a second media occasion.
He stated: “Did I cross the line? During this whole process I think many lines have been crossed.
“So me throwing an egg at any individual who absurdly claims that was the rationale why he failed two medicine exams, I believe that is mild, I believe he deserved the embarrassment of what occurred, if I had a possibility to do it once more then I’d.
“Unfortunately I come unarmed today, I’ve been searched multiple times and I couldn’t sneak any in.”
