A furious Conor Benn had to be held back by security after his opponent Chris Eubank Jr. smashed an egg across his face during their extraordinary boxing match face-off on Tuesday.

Chris Eubank Jr sparked an irate reaction from Conor Benn on Thursday, after threatening his rival’s father, Nigel Benn. Thursday brought the week’s second press conference for Eubank Jr vs Benn, the grudge match which is due on 26 April, after Tuesday’s opening press conference ended in chaos.

Tony Bellew was a constant throughout the ferocious Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn media week that escalated when the former hit Benn with an egg across the face. The pair had been set to clash at the end of 2022, but the bout was pulled at the last minute as there was an adverse finding in Benn’s drug test.