Boxing rivals Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn came face-to-face for a special pre-fight press conference earlier today at Manchester Central Auditorium in England, to help spread the word for their upcoming showdown on April 26 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Mission accomplished.
Eubank Jr. somehow smuggled an egg to the face off without it breaking — right up until he turned Benn’s face into an omelet. The slap heard ‘round the pan resulted in a pull-apart brawl and honestly, “The Destroyer” should be more upset that Eubank Jr. wasted a perfect good egg.
Especially with today’s prices.
“Apparently egg contamination was the reason for his two failed drugs tests,” Eubank Jr. wrote on Twitter. “So I contaminated him with an egg.”
Eubank Jr. is referring to their first booking, which ended before it began when Benn popped for clomifene (he was later exonerated).
“That’s the only shot you’ll land on me you f*cking prick,” Benn replied. “Two rounds you are finished.”
The Eubank Jr. and Benn rivalry dates back more than 35 years to when their fathers, Chis Eubank and Nigel Benn, fought in Nov. 1990 and then again in Oct. 1993. Eubank Sr. captured the first contest by decision before battling to a draw in their rematch.
Whether or not Eubank Jr. and Benn face off at future pressers remains to be seen.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
