Forward of their large grudge combat in April, pressure has reached a fever pitch between Chris Eubank Jr. and rival, Conor Benn — withthe two participating in a brawl throughout final night time’s press convention, after the previous slapped Benn with an egg — shattering it throughout his face.
Eubank Jr., the present IBO middleweight champion, received his title again in October, touchdown an eventual seventh spherical knockout win over Kamil Szeremeta within the Center East.
And organising a title combat with Benn within the ring following the pairing, Eubank Jr. initially was slated to return towards his bitter enemy again in 2022, till the previous was pulled from the occasion after testing constructive for a banned substance within the days earlier than their grudge assembly in England.
Chris Eubank Jr. slaps Conor Benn with egg throughout tense face-off
Nonetheless, now set to headline an enormous card in April at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium within the capital, Eubank Jr. and Benn have reignited their tense war-of-words in a single day, throughout a brutal pre-fight press convention in a single day.
And more likely to probably earn a title tremendous combat with present tremendous middleweight gold holder, Canelo Alvarez of their return with a victory in April — Eubank Jr. and Benn shared a ferocious face-off, with the previous slapping Benn within the face with an egg in hand, splattering it throughout him.
Trying to bodily assault Eubank Jr. within the aftermath of the altercation, Benn was restrained by officers and safety personnel — visibly angered by the act from his bitter rival.
Nervous in regards to the staging of a deliberate press occasion tomorrow night time within the UK, Matchroom Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn — who was the topic of verbal onslaughts from Eubank Jr. in a single day, questioned if the media occasion might really go forward as deliberate.
“B*tch move,” Eddie Hearn informed DAZN. In a separate interview with Sky Sports activities, he mentioned: “He (Chris Eubank Jr.) got here on stage with an egg. I believed it was glass. The noise and the way in which it shattered was like a glass. We don’t know what’s occurred. All I’m saying now, all bets are off. In case you stumble upon Nigel Benn within the subsequent 10 minutes, watch your self.
“The thing is with Eubank is that everything is pre-mediated,” Hearn defined. “He’s sat there at night and thought ‘I’m going to hit him round the face with an egg’. Some might find it funny. Imagine you in a head to head right now, the police would be looking for you.”
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