Chris Eubank Jr smashes an EGG into Conor Benn’s face – in reference to his bizarre failed drugs test excuse – to spark a brawl at the launch press conference for their grudge match

Chris Eubank Jr slapped his bitter rival Conor Benn with an egg during their first face-off ahead of their grudge match in April.

The British pair will finally settle their differences at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, 30 months on from their first fight being cancelled after Benn failed two drugs tests.

The launch press conference for their highly-anticipated bout went ahead in Manchester on Tuesday evening, and culminated with the two fighters going head to head.

As they came together, Eubank Jr responded to Benn trying to get under his skin by slapping him across the right cheek with an egg.

The shocking moment led to members from both teams rushing on to the stage as a brawl broke out, but security were able to keep Eubank Jr and a seething Benn apart.

After being taken off stage, Benn wrote on X: ‘That’s the only shot you’ll land on me you f****** p****. 2 rounds you are finished @ChrisEubankJr.’ 

A seething Benn had to be held back by security after Eubank Jr’s stunt

The first face-off between the pair descended into chaos ahead of their grudge match in April

Eubank Jr sent his own message that read: ‘Apparently egg contamination was the reason for his two failed drugs tests. So I contaminated him with an egg.’ 

Eubank Jr’s use of the egg comes after Benn initially suggested back in 2022 that his positive tests could have been due to his consumption of too many eggs. 

Benn later denied that was the reason for the failed tests as he fought to prove his innocence. 

He was finally cleared to fight again in the UK in November by an anti-doping panel, and his fight with Eubank Jr was announced last month. 

But that didn’t stop Eubank Jr taunting Benn about his egg excuse at Tuesday’s press conference.

Questioning his rival, Eubank Jr said: ‘Conor, I’ve been meaning to ask you this for a long time, it’s interested me. How many eggs did you have to eat to fail those two drugs tests you dirty little omelette?’ 

Benn shot back: ‘The reality is, I’ve been cleared three times by the NADP, by the WBC, by UKAD, people who are a lot smarter than you. I’ve been cleared. 

Eubank Jr had earlier taunted Benn for blaming his failed drugs tests on eating too many eggs

Conor Benn responded to Eubank Jr’s taunts by branding his British rival a ‘w*****’

‘Two, you will never be cleared of being a w*****. You have the IQ of a five-year-old child.’

Family pride is at stake when Eubank Jr and Benn finally fight, after their fathers fought each other twice in the 1990s.

Eubank Sr famously beat Benn in a classic bout in 1990, before the pair fought to a draw three years later.

Over 30 years on, Conor Benn is now seeking revenge for his dad, and has added motivation after Tuesday’s chaotic press conference.