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Chris Eubank Jnr left his bitter rival Conor Benn with egg on his face as their Manchester face-off descended into bedlam.
As the rivals went face to face to promote their grudge match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April, the press conference took a bizarre, farcical twist.
Benn, who tested positive for the banned substance clomifene in 2022, was cleared by the WBC in 2023 after it said an “elevated consumption of eggs” was a “reasonable explanation” for his adverse finding.
That was the source of Eubank Jnr’s unique attack at the end of the news conference, which almost prompted a brawl – with both boxers held back by security.
Benn, 28, was only recently cleared to fight, and will box Eubank Jnr, 35, on April 26. The Britons will clash more than 30 years after their fathers, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Snr, settled their bitter rivalry. Eubank Snr beat Benn in 1990, before they fought to a draw in 1993.
Even before the egg slap, the press conference was fraught with tension, with barbs flying from both men and their promoters.
Eubank Jnr began by suggesting he and Benn should be sat closer together, which the latter refused, saying: “I don’t know who you think you’re talking to, silly b****cks.”
When Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn tried to intervene, he was shut down by Eubank Jnr, who said: “Eddie, you know I don’t like you, right? So if you know that, what on God’s sweet earth makes you think I’m gonna listen to anything you have to say?”
After being taken off stage, Benn wrote on X: ‘That’s the only shot you’ll land on me you f****** p****. 2 rounds you are finished @ChrisEubankJr.’
