Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr will lastly occur on April 26 on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) vs Eubank Jr (34-3, 25 KOs ) will headline the first-ever Ring Journal UK card. Each got here nose to nose at a February 25 press convention which noticed Eubank slap Benn with an egg. This has solely intensified a fierce rivalry, and following that incident, Tony Bellew has spoken to On line casino Beats about that second and the magnitude of the April 26 principal occasion.
Tony Bellew Breaks Down Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr Rivalry
Bellew on Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr Feud
Benn-Eubank was initially set for 2022 earlier than it was cancelled because of two failed drug assessments by Benn. The return of “The Destroyer” turned a actuality as soon as the UK Anti-Doping and British Board of Boxing Management determined to not attraction the choice to raise his suspension.
Earlier than the already notorious egg slap, anticipation for April 26 was excessive, however the presser has solely intensified the hype. With the occasion anticipated to break information, Bellew mirrored on its magnitude: “That is, fairly merely, the largest struggle this nation’s ever seen. It’s going to be large. I believe the hatred goes a method. And I perceive why Conor would hate Chris due to all of the issues that had been performed within the background to Conor.
“However I believe with Chris, that is purely enterprise. I’ve been there with this sort of animosity and I’ve been there with this sort of home rivalry. It’s not good. It actually eats away at you. It’s in your thoughts day by day.”
Tony Bellew on Eubank Jr’s Egg Slap: ‘That’s Simply Improper’
Wanting again on the notorious egg slap, Bellew made it clear he wasn’t a fan of the stunt from Eubank Jr: “It’s a slap within the face in the direction of the attention. I’ve two scratched eyeballs and they’re part of the physique that by no means heals. The liquid on the attention comes off and the cornea will get broken.
“I can’t really clarify the ache. It’s unbelievable. If he’d have gotten an egg shell in that eye, it may have jeopardised the entire struggle and his eyesight. You slap an egg on the highest of his head and it’s humorous however on the face and within the eye? Wow, that’s simply flawed.”
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Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr., 12 rounds, middleweightsLiam Smith vs Aaron McKenna, 10 or 12 rounds, middleweightsAnthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur, 10 or 12 rounds, mild heavyweightsChris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton, 10 or 12 rounds, cruiserweightsViddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
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