First, there was a ton of hype, then there was a forced postponement, this due to one of the two fighters seeing his drug test come back with those two dreaded words: adverse findings.
Big in the UK, less so, by quite a margin, in the US and around the rest of the world: the Conor Benn Vs.
Two years of drama, cancelled fights, and more dodgy headlines than actual punches thrown. Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn is finally happening—April 26 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, live on DAZN.
Recently stung by a whopping, great £100,00 fine for slapping an egg into the side of his upcoming opponent’s face, an evidently loaded (with cash) Chris Eubank Junior has now agreed to put a much higher amount of money on the line in a bet.
Eubank Jr Fined A Whopping £100 Grand For Slapping An Egg Into Benn’s Face!
By James Slater
Chris Eubank Junior took the art of, shall we say, psychological warfare to a whole new level when he took it upon himself to slap a smuggled-in egg into the face of his upcoming foe, Conor Benn a while back.
Conor Benn looked unnerved and mentally intimidated today during his face-off with former IBO super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Fans have of course read or heard about ‘egg-gate,’ the incident that took place yesterday at the first press conference to hype the upcoming April fight between bad blood rivals Chris Eubank Junior and Conor Benn.
Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter, Ben Shalom, says Eddie Hearn thinks he’s a “fighter” now after he was shoved by him during today’s egging of Hearn’s fighter, Conor Benn, during the press conference at the Manchester Central.
Promoter Eddie Hearn was on his hind legs, letting Chris Eubank Jr. have it, yapping at full volume over Chris’ egg gate stunt with him tagging Conor Benn in the face during their face-off today at the Manchester Central to begin the promotion of their April 26th fight.
The upcoming April fight between Chris Eubank Junior and Conor Benn will be a huge event as far as British boxing fans are concerned, the two fighters of course being sons of genuine British boxing legends.