Chris Eubank Jr said Conor Benn “deserved the embarrassment” of being hit with an egg during Tuesday’s Manchester press conference following his two failed drug tests in 2022.
Nigel Benn, who fought Chris Eubank Sr in 1990 and 1993, grabbed Eubank Jr by the neck after he egged his son in Manchester.
“You put your hands on my neck and I’m going to give you a pass to what happened but if you put your hands on my neck again, then you won’t get it back.” To which Conor Benn said: “Eubank, I can’t wait to smash your head in.”.
The World Boxing Council stated a “highly elevated consumption of eggs” was behind Benn’s failed tests which led to his original fight against Eubank being cancelled at short notice – an offence the Essex fighter has since been cleared of.
The rivals are now preparing to meet each other in a highly anticipated middleweight clash on 26 April and, during their on-stage face-off in Manchester earlier this week, the IBO champion Eubank smuggled an egg inside his jacket and hit Benn on the side of the head with it, sparking a brawl.
