Chris Eubank Jr. paid a hefty value for his little bit of enjoyable with Conor Benn.
Final month, on the first press convention for his or her upcoming boxing match, Eubank triggered fairly the stir when he slapped Benn with an egg during their face-off.
Sadly for Eubank, the British Boxing Board of Management (BBBoC) didn’t look kindly on his motion and on Tuesday, the governing physique fined Eubank £100,000 (roughly $129,000) for his outburst.
“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,” the BBBoC said in a statement.
“As such, the Stewards of the Board fined Chris Eubank Jr the sum of £100,000.”
Eubank and Benn are each second-generation boxers, whose fathers had a memorable rivalry within the early 90s.
Eubank and Benn have been initially set to face one another again in 2022, however the bout was canceled after Benn examined optimistic for Clomiphene — a banned substance that may enhance testosterone ranges in males — simply days earlier than the occasion.
Benn in the end cleared his identify and had his suspension lifted, however in the course of the course of additionally claimed that consuming too many eggs led to his optimistic drug check. Eubank clearly took discover and that’s why he selected to slap Benn with the egg on the press convention.
“Me throwing an egg at someone that claims that’s the reason why he failed two medicine exams, due to contaminated eggs, I feel that’s mild. And I feel that’s deserved,” Eubank later defined about his actions.
“He deserved the embarrassment of what occurred. If I had the chance to do it once more, I might.”
Eubank and Benn are set to face one another on April 26 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
