The scene quickly descended into chaos afterward, with British boxing legend Nigel Benn — the father of Conor Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) — rushing over to Eubank and grabbing him by the throat. Security was forced to hold both Benns back from retaliating at Eubank after the stage became a free-for-all brawl.

After Benn was slapped on stage, his father Nigel grabbed Eubank Jr by the neck, while Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn shoved his counterpart Ben Shalom. Shalom denied any prior knowledge that Eubank Jr would pull the stunt.

An event for Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn has been cancelled following last night's egg slap incident. Tuesday's pre-fight press conference descended into chaos when Eubank Jr. smashed an egg in Benn's face during the face-off.