CHRIS Eubank Jr could face an even harsher financial penalty after slapping Conor Benn with an egg during their heated press conference.
The domestic rivals came face to face last month ahead of their much talked about showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on April 26.
But then, following a brief war of words, their media event in Manchester was swiftly plagued by chaos, resulting in Benn’s face getting splattered with yolk.
The stunning incident was, of course, inspired by Benn’s previously failed drug tests, which emerged after he twice tested positive for clomifene back in 2022.
As a result, his first encounter with Eubank, 34-3 (25 KOs), was scuppered at the 11th hour, before the WBC took it upon themselves to clear ‘The Destroyer’ of any wrongdoing.
Rather bizarrely, the sanctioning body claimed that his failed drug tests were caused by a heightened consumption of eggs, a defence that Benn, 23-0 (14 KOs), himself has since rejected.
The 28-year-old, however, has nonetheless been cleared to fight on British shores after the National Anti-Doping Panel lifted his ban.
As for Eubank’s egg slap, a hefty £100,000 fine was what the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) ultimately determined to be an appropriate amount.
BBBofC General Secretary Robert Smith has since justified the penalty – based on the eye-watering figures that both fighters are earning – insisting that each punishment delivered by the Board is means-tested.
Nevertheless, Eubank has seemingly filed an appeal, with a hearing set to take place after his middleweight contest against Benn.
“There will be an appeal taking place,” Smith told talkSPORT. “So that fine could be reduced, or it could be increased.
“It goes in front of a completely independent [panel of] appeal stewards. Although they’re the BBBofC appeal stewards, they’re not the Board.
“[The hearing will take place in] June. [The appeal stewards] will make a decision there, [based] on Mr. Eubank’s argument that the fine was too heavy.
“I believe that the fine was about right.”
Smith also highlighted that the money from each fine is received by a charity, run by the Board, that cares for retired boxers and their families.
