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Chris Eubank Jr has been punished for slapping Conor Benn with an egg final month.
Tensions boiled over between Eubank Jr and Benn as they got here head-to-head forward of their rescheduled bout on April 26 on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
After a 40-minute first press convention in Manchester, Eubank Jr slapped an egg throughout the face of his rival, earlier than safety intervened and prevented Benn from retaliating.
As such, Eubank Jr has been given a £100,000 tremendous by the British Boxing Board of Management [BBBofC] for his function within the now notorious egg slap.
In a press release the board mentioned: “Following a listening to earlier than the stewards of the British Boxing Board of Management, Chris Eubank Jr was discovered to be in breach of regulation 25 (misconduct) for his conduct on the press convention in Manchester for the Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn contest on twenty sixth April 2025.
“As such, the stewards of the board fined Chris Eubank Jr the sum of £100,000.”
The pair had been speculated to have fought in October 2022, however their showdown was shelved on combat week after Benn twice examined constructive for the banned substance Clomiphene.
In February 2023, the WBC reinstated the Essex man into their rankings after ruling {that a} “highly-elevated consumption of eggs” was a “affordable clarification for the hostile discovering.
The pair had been saved aside at a second press convention in London two days later and Benn felt his rival ought to have been handed a a lot greater monetary penalty.
“I think he should get a million pound fine for the slap,” the 28-year-old informed Professional Boxing Followers.
“Simply because of the profile of the combat.
Eubank Jr and Benn will lastly settle their grudge Picture Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
“I feel like it would be an injustice if it was anything less than a million pounds.”
‘The Destroyer’ had his suspension lifted by the Nationwide Anti-Doping Panel in November, with the BBBofC electing to not attraction in opposition to it.
Benn is anticipated to reapply for his British licence having given it up within the weeks after his constructive drug checks emerged.
The son of former two-weight world champion, Nigel had two fights within the USA within the interim, the final a unanimous resolution victory over Peter Dobson final February.
Eubank Jr then again has secured the IBO middleweight title in October, stopping Kamil Szeremeta in seven rounds in Riyadh.
The unique Eubank Jr-Benn assembly was speculated to happen at a catchweight of 157lbs, however their April showdown might be contested at 160lbs, with a 10lb rehydration clause on the morning of the combat.
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