Chris Eubank Jr lashed out at Conor Benn on the finish of an explosive press convention between the pair forward of their April 26 showdown.
Eubank Jr and Benn went head-to-head in entrance of the cameras forward of their long-awaited British battle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this April, two and a half years on from when the rivals have been attributable to conflict.
The pair traded insults at one another throughout a 40-minute press convention in Manchester, with Benn and Eubank Jr persevering with to trade phrases at one another when the pair confronted off.
Eubank Jr turned his face as his opponent talked instantly into his ear, earlier than slapping an egg in Benn’s face and sparking a melee that led to the pair being separated by safety.
Benn reacted to the incident on social media, the place he posted: “That’s the only shot you’ll land on me you f****** p****. Two rounds you are finished @ChrisEubankJr.”
Eubank lands blow on Benn in fiery press convention
The rivals had initially been attributable to face off in October 2022 earlier than that struggle was cancelled when Benn failed two drug checks.
The WBC mentioned in early 2023 {that a} “highly-elevated consumption of eggs” was a “reasonable explanation” for his failed check, whereas Benn’s two-year battle to clear his title noticed his suspension lastly lifted in November.
Eubank posted on X: “Apparently egg contamination was the reason for his two failed drugs tests. So I contaminated him with an egg.”
Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn slammed Eubank’s behaviour, saying after the press convention: “Everything he [Eubank] does is pre-meditated. There’s nothing that happens where he adapts to during a press conference. I thought it was a b**** move to be honest with you.
“What he has achieved is taken an egg to a press convention, sat on the press convention the entire time with an egg, then slapped Conor Benn within the eye with an egg. I assumed it was glass to be sincere with you, due to the noise it made.
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Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn was left livid
“I think the world we live in today, it will go viral and people think it will be amusing but, in the fight game, everything changes now about this fight.”
‘Unbelievable leisure’ however too removed from Eubank?
Eubank and Benn are scheduled to satisfy in one other press convention on Thursday on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium however Hearn has warned that may very well be in danger.
“I don’t know if we can do Thursday’s press conference to be honest with you, because it will be attack on sight,” Hearn warned. “It will not be ‘have a sleep on it, settle down’, as a result of it is a one-upmanship.
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Eubank Jr made his emotions in the direction of Eddie Hearn clear at first of the launch press convention
“It wasn’t a slap, it was with an object in the eye. From my point of view it’s unacceptable, but the game is the game. If you want to play those games, then the fun really begins and it might not be the fun that people want.
“Actually now, I couldn’t let Conor Benn close to Chris Eubank Jr. I couldn’t let Nigel Benn wherever close to Chris Eubank Jr. Whether or not that adjustments over 48 hours we are going to see, however these two must be saved aside they usually cannot be wherever close to one another.”
Benn’s promoter Ben Shalom urged he was unaware of Eubank’s deliberate assault and admitted his behaviour could have crossed the road.
“It was a great press conference up until that point that, but I have to say that probably takes it too far,” Shalom mentioned. “My god, that was mental. It will be interesting what happens on Thursday now.
Chris Eubank struck Conor Benn with an egg because the pair face off in Manchester
“Chris is uncontrollable in that situation. He does what he wants, he thinks what he wants and we’ve seen what he has been like in press conferences this year. He’s a man of his own and if he feels like he’s going to do something, he’s going to do something.
“Too far for me, however unbelievable press convention and unbelievable leisure.”
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