Bizarre moment Conor Benn has face off with an empty chair after Chris Eubank Jr no-shows following egg slap row
CONOR BENN was forced to have a face off with an empty chair after Chris Eubank Jr no-showed following their egg slap chaos.
Eubank caused bedlam at the launch press conference to officially announce the April 26 middleweight grudge match at Tottenham.
He slapped an egg across Benn’s face – a reference to his rival’s failed drug tests in 2022 – sparking a mass brawl on stage.
It meant the proposed sit-down interview between the two boxers later that evening was cancelled as Eubank fled the scene.
Benn still showed up but had to change into a tracksuit after his £1,000 Dolce & Gabbana pyjamas were ruined due to the yolk attack.
And he stared across to an empty chair but warned Eubank, 35, made the right decision to leave the scene of the crime.
Benn, 28, said: “I think I’m at a stage now where the talking is done. The talking’s done, there’s nothing else to be said.
“He’s lucky he ain’t in the building because it would only go one way.”
Eubank Sr famously beat Benn’s dad Nigel in 1990 before walking away with a controversial draw three years later.
Almost three decades on and the sons were set for a 157lb catchweight clash – but it was dramatically canned with just days to go.
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Benn tested positive for banned substance Clomifene – which is known to boost testosterone.
As the welterweight pleaded his innocence, the WBC suggested the tests could have been down to a high consumption of eggs.
Benn later had his UK Anti-Doping ban lifted and now prepares to re-apply for a British Boxing Board of Control licence after being allowed to fight on.
But Eubank’s egg slap was a reference to Benn’s failed test while accusing him of being a “drug cheat.”
Benn also admitted beating the son of his dad’s greatest rival would mean more than being world champion.
He said: “Seeing me, hand raised, him eating the canvas, face down while me just smiling.
“I see it. I sit there and I see it. I’m sitting in the car, I’m driving and I see it. I’m sleeping, I see it. Giving it the old Ali over his body, face down.”