Chris Eubank Jr believes the £100,000 high quality levied on him for slapping Conor Benn with an egg was too “steep”.
Eubank and Benn will combat in a excessive profile all-British conflict on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, dwell on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
On the first press convention to announce the combat, Eubank cracked an egg, held in an open palm, into the facet of Benn’s head, which noticed the event engulfed by chaotic scenes.
In response to the egg incident the British Boxing Board of Management handed Eubank Jr an £100,000 high quality.
Eubank’s workforce has already signalled that they intend to enchantment that ruling.
In an unique interview with Sky Sports activities, Eubank Jr mentioned: “We’re coping with the scenario. £100,000 for throwing an egg appears just a little bit robust.
“Particularly what others have been fined for what would appear to be far more severe incidents through the years. I do not assume anybody’s obtained wherever near a £100,000 high quality. Tables being thrown, individuals getting punched within the face, slapped within the face.
“100k for an egg, it’s steep,” he concluded. “We will deal with the situation.”
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Matt Macklin supplied his ideas after it was introduced that Eubank Jr’s crossover combat with Benn will probably be broadcast on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace
Eubank Jr’s promoter Ben Shalom beforehand informed Sky Sports activities he was “left with no choice but to appeal”.
Benn erupted with an anger after the egg incident and the 2 camps needed to be separated by safety.
It wasn’t although the primary time the pair had clashed. The sons of nice rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr, that they had been as a consequence of field in 2022. That bout was cancelled when Benn’s opposed drug check findings emerged. Benn’s provisional suspension has now been lifted and he’s clear to field within the UK.
The enmity between the 2 fighters has grown extra vicious throughout that point. Benn had furiously confronted Eubank Jr earlier than and after the latter’s most up-to-date combat in October.
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Harlem Eubank believes there’s a ‘mismatch’ between his cousin Eubank Jr and Benn inside and out of doors of the ring
Reflecting on Benn, Eubank Jr informed Sky Sports activities: “He’s an aggressive guy. He’s an emotional guy. He doesn’t know how to be calm. How to be collected. How to think before he speaks.
“He is his father’s son. They’re hotheads.”
Watch Eubank Jr vs Benn on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, dwell on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
