EDDIE HEARN was seen confronting rival promoter Ben Shalom during a chaotic end to the Chris Eubank Jr. vs Conor Benn press conference.
Eubank Jr. sparked an all-out brawl on stage after slapping an EGG into his bitter rival’s face.
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Promoter Eddie Hearn was involved in the wild fracas on stage in North London
The Matchroom promoter was seen appearing to shove fellow promoter Ben Shalom
Hearn was in the middle of the fracas and scrambled to get at Shalom as things got out of hand.
Security guards managed to calm proceedings by grabbing both boxers, with a furious Benn needing three burly bouncers to restrain him.
Video circulating on social media appeared to show Henry giving Shalom a small shove amongst the carnage.
Eubank claimed the stunt was in reference to Benn’s failed drug test from 2022.
The first fight between the pair was called off after Conor’s positive sample for clomiphene.
The WBC infamously suggested Benn’s failed test could have been related to an intake of eggs.
Eubank later wrote on X: “Apparently egg contamination was the reason for his two failed drugs tests.
“So I contaminated him with an egg.”
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A shaken-up Hearn addressed reporters once tempers had cooled in North London.
But he added the fight would be “off” if Benn and Eubank ran into each other again tonight.
Hearn said: “What’s happened now is the game has changed.
“And if you do that, you have to live with the consequences of that.
“We have to put provisions in place – put a lid on it – to make this doesn’t get out of control.
“Because if they see each other now? The whole fight is off. Because they are scrapping to the absolute end.”
Earlier in the night, Hearn and Eubank traded verbal barbs on a bad-tempered night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Matchroom promoter Hearn asked Next Gen: “Is this the Chris Eubank show?
Eubank replied: “This is Eubank vs Benn. You can sabotage the event and I’ll try talk to Benn directly.
“And you can be quiet. I don’t want to hear what you have to say.”
Hearn turned to Benn, with cheers coming from the audience, and asked: “How do you feel about smashing this geezer to pieces?”
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