Hearn warns ‘boxing has changed’ after Eubank hits Benn with egg at face-off
- ‘Never lay a hand on a fighter at a press conference’
- Eubank made reference to two drugs tests Benn failed
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has warned that the sport “changed tonight” after the incident in which Chris Eubank Jr slapped rival Conor Benn with an egg as their personal enmity boiled over in a press conference ahead of their highly anticipated middleweight clash in April.
Hearn, who represents Benn, told the Radio 4 Today programme on Wednesday: “I’ll choose my words carefully [as I’m on the BBC] but I wasn’t overly happy with it if I’m honest. “I never feel like you should lay a hand on a fighter at a press conference, especially not with an object.
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