Conor Benn ‘deserved embarrassment’ of egg hit, says Chris Eubank Jr

‘If I had an opportunity to do it again then I would’Egg hit during Tuesday press conference sparked brawl

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.

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.

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