Chris Eubank Jr fined for smashing an egg into Conor Benn's face

by · Mail Online

Chris Eubank Jr has been hit with a hefty fine after smashing an egg into Conor Benn's face at a press conference last month.

The pair went face-to-face for the first time in Manchester ahead of their grudge match on April 26.

As they stared each other down, Eubank Jr grabbed an egg from his pocket and slapped it into his rival's face, with security then having to rush in to separate the two men.

The egg was a reference to the bizarre excuse that Benn ate too many of them when he failed two drugs tests before their cancelled bout in October 2022.

After reviewing the incident, the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) has now ordered Eubank Jr to pay a £100,000 fine.  

Eubank Jr and Benn met again at another press conference two days after egg-gate, and the former insisted he had no regrets about his behaviour.

Chris Eubank Jr smashed an egg into Conor Benn's face at a press conference last month
Benn was left furious as security were forced to jump in to keep the pair apart
Eubank Jr insisted he had no regrets, but he has now been fined £100,000 for his actions

'During this whole process over the last two-and-a-half years, I feel many lines have been crossed,' Eubank Jr said.

'I'm sitting up here today on a stage with two of the scummiest characters in boxing, in my opinion. A drug cheat and a man who did everything in his power to help him get away with it. So, me throwing an egg at somebody that claims that is the reason why he failed two drugs tests, because of contaminated eggs, I think that's light. And I think that's deserved.

'He deserved the embarrassment of what happened. If I had the opportunity to do it again, I would.'

Eubank Jr and Benn have since been in the same room once more for an interview with Piers Morgan.

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A teaser for the interview, which is due to be aired on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Friday, was released on Tuesday.

Eubank Jr brought up Benn's failed tests again as he said: 'I hate what he stands for, I hate what he did. Failing these two drugs tests is unacceptable.'

'No ban. Clear to fight. No fine,' Benn replied.

He later added: 'I think he's an absolute idiot with a big head. Even his own dad doesn't like him. That's an accomplishment.'

Chris and Conor's dads fought each other twice in the 1990s, and the family rivalry is due to be settled once and for all at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next month.