Chris Eubank Jr. SMASHES An Egg On Conor Benn’s Face at Presser
Chris Eubank Jr. smashed an egg into Conor Benn’s face during a staredown between the rival boxers in a chaotic encounter to promote their April 26 bout. The left-handed smack was a not-so-subtle reference to Benn’s failed doping test that derailed their planned fight in 2022. Benn argued successfully that his consumption of eggs elevated his testosterone levels.
It’s been more than 30 years since the boxers’ fathers — Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank — met twice in the ring in one of Britain’s great rivalries. After Tuesday’s press conference, the sons faced off and exchanged words before Eubank Jr. pulled an egg from his pocket and hit Benn, who had to be restrained by several bulky security guards. Eubank Jr. was also held back as both sides were separated.
Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr react
The fighters, who will square off in a middleweight bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, later took to social media.
“That’s the only shot you’ll land on me,” the 28-year-old Benn wrote on his X account along with an expletive. A second press conference that was scheduled for Thursday at Tottenham was now in doubt, Hearn added.
Benn and Eubank Jr. were scheduled to fight at London’s O2 Arena in October 2022 in a catchweight bout, but it was called off after Benn’s voluntary urine test showed trace amounts of fertility drug Clomiphene, a banned substance that boosts testosterone levels while burning fat.
Benn, who has a 23-0 record, battled to clear his name and his suspension was lifted in November last year. The WBC in February 2023 cleared Benn of intentional doping, saying the boxer’s consumption of eggs presented a “reasonable explanation” for his failed test.
The WBC said in its ruling: “Mr. Benn’s documented and highly elevated consumption of eggs during the times relevant to the sample collection raised a reasonable explanation for the adverse finding.”
The sanctioning body said there was “no conclusive evidence that Mr. Benn engaged in intentional or knowing ingestion of Clomiphene”.
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