Chris Eubank Jr believes the £100,000 nice levied on him for slapping Conor Benn with an egg was too “steep”.
Eubank and Benn will struggle in a excessive profile all-British conflict on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, stay on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
On the first press convention to announce the struggle, Eubank cracked an egg, held in an open palm, into the aspect of Benn’s head, which noticed the event engulfed by chaotic scenes.
In response to the egg incident the British Boxing Board of Management handed Eubank Jr an £100,000 nice.
Eubank’s crew has already signalled that they intend to attraction that ruling.
In an unique interview with Sky Sports activities, Eubank Jr stated: “We’re coping with the scenario. £100,000 for throwing an egg appears just a little bit sturdy.
“Particularly taking a look at what others have been fined for what would appear to be far more critical incidents through the years. I do not suppose anybody’s obtained wherever near a £100,000 nice. Tables being thrown, individuals getting punched within the face, slapped within the face.
“100k for an egg, it is steep,” he concluded. “We are going to take care of the scenario.”
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Matt Macklin supplied his ideas after it was introduced that Eubank Jr’s crossover struggle with Benn might be broadcast on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace
Eubank Jr’s promoter Ben Shalom beforehand informed Sky Sports activities he was “left with no alternative however to attraction”.
Benn erupted with an anger after the egg incident and the 2 camps needed to be separated by safety.
It wasn’t although the primary time the pair had clashed. The sons of nice rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr, that they had been resulting from field in 2022. That bout was cancelled when Benn’s hostile drug take a look at findings emerged. Benn’s provisional suspension has now been lifted and he’s clear to field within the UK.
The enmity between the 2 fighters has grown extra vicious throughout that point. Benn had furiously confronted Eubank Jr earlier than and after the latter’s most up-to-date struggle in October.
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Harlem Eubank believes there’s a ‘mismatch’ between his cousin Eubank Jr and Benn inside and out of doors of the ring
Reflecting on Benn, Eubank Jr informed Sky Sports activities: “He is an aggressive man. He is an emotional man. He would not know methods to be calm. Easy methods to be collected. Easy methods to suppose earlier than he speaks.
“He is his father’s son. They’re hotheads.”
Watch Eubank Jr vs Benn on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, stay on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
