- Eubank Jr and Benn will finally settle their differences in the ring next month
- They had been scheduled to fight in 2022 before Benn failed two drug tests
- Eubank Jr has since goaded his rival over the matter ahead of their April bout
Chris Eubank Jr has demanded answers from rival Conor Benn over his previous two failed drug tests ahead of their bout next month.
The British pair will finally settle their differences at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, 30 months on from their first, highly-anticipated fight being cancelled.
Back in 2022, a fight was scheduled for October 8 at The O2 Arena in London, billed as ‘Born Rivals’ and was set at a catchweight of 157 pounds.
However, the bout was called off 48 hours before the event was set to take place after the former tested positive for the banned substance clomifene.
Benn initially suggested back in 2022 that his positive tests could have been due to his consumption of too many eggs.
And, when tensions hit a boiling point last month when they met at a press conference, Eubank Jr slapped his rival with an egg.
Chris Eubank Jr has demanded answers from Conor Benn over his two failed drug tests
Eubank Jr took to social media to call out his rival ahead of their highly-anticipated fight
Now, Eubank Jr has fired at Benn again and demanded answers over the two failed drug tests.
Taking to X on Friday, Eubank Jr wrote: ‘Yo @ConorNigel you never answered my question. How many eggs did @EddieHearn give you to eat to fail those two drugs tests? You dirty little omelette you.’
At their recent press conference, Eubank Jr brought up the issue when sat opposite from his rival. He 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.
‘Two, you will never be cleared of being a w*****. You have the IQ of a five-year-old child.’
As they came together at the press conference, Eubank Jr responded to Benn trying to get under his skin by slapping him across the right cheek with an egg.
Eubank Jr slapped Benn with an egg when they met at a press conference last month
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.’
Reflecting on the bizarre incident, promoter Eddie Hearn said: ‘I wasn’t overly happy with it to be honest. I never feel like you should lay a hand on a fighter at a press conference.
‘It was always going to be a volatile build-up and it just turned up a notch. Almost to a situation where all bets are off now’.
