Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn's press conference turned messy at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 25, 2025. The event, meant to promote their upcoming fight on April 26, took an unexpected turn when Eubank Jr smashed an egg on Benn's head during their face-off.
The egg incident happened after Eubank Jr brought up Benn's positive drug test from October 2022. That test led to the cancellation of their original fight just days before it was set to happen. The egg smash seemed to reference Benn's potential explanation for the failed test.
Eddie Hearn, Benn's promoter, didn't find the egg incident funny. In an interview with DAZN, Hearn called it a "B**ch move." He then went into more detail about what happened and how he felt about it.
"He came on stage with an egg. I thought it was glass. The noise and the way it shattered was like a glass. We don't know what's happened. All I'm saying now, all bets are off. If you bump into Nigel Benn in the next 10 minutes, watch yourself."
Hearn suggested that Eubank Jr had planned this stunt, saying:
"The thing is with Eubank is that everything is pre-mediated. He's sat there at night and thought 'I'm going to hit him round the face with an egg.' Some might find it funny. Imagine you in a head to head right now, the police would be looking for you."
The promoter seemed worried that things could get worse between the two fighters. He warned:
"The game is the game, the fight is the fight. All bets are off. Anything goes. You've gone to that level. Thursday at Spurs. It's on sight."
DAZNBoxing/status/1894466182096314656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DAZN Boxing shared a tweet about the egg incident
, which has gotten lots of attention from boxing fans.The next press conference is set for Thursday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. After what happened this time, people expect things could get even uglier between Eubank Jr and Benn.
This fight has been a long time coming. It's been over two years since their first planned meeting got called off. Now, with bad blood clearly flowing between them, their April 26 clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looks set to be a heated affair both in and out of the ring.
