Chris Eubank Jr’s planned face-off with Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has been cancelled amid security concerns after chaotic scenes at Tuesday’s press conference.
Plans were being discussed for Eubank and Benn to go head-to-head on Wednesday at the football ground, which is hosting the grudge fight on April 26.
But this pre-fight event has been axed after Eubank Jr slapped an egg into the face of Benn at the end of the press conference in Manchester.
A follow up press conference at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is planned to go ahead on Thursday with additional security being drafted in to try to avoid confrontation between the fighters.
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