The Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn launch press conference was expected to provide fireworks, but no one could've anticipated what actually took place on Tuesday afternoon in Manchester. The first faceoff between the longtime rivals descended into chaos after Eubank reached into his pocket for an egg and cracked it on Benn's face with a powerful left-handed slap.

Conor Benn has broken his silence after being slapped by Chris Eubank Jr during their press conference - and a possible explanation for the egg has emerged.

Chris Eubank Jr. slapped British rival Conor Benn with an egg at their first face off in Manchester on Tuesday.

Chris Eubank Jr slapped Conor Benn in the face with an egg as the two bitter rivals clashed during a bad-tempered press conference for their upcoming fight this evening.

British rivals Eubank Jr and Benn will square off in London on 26 April, two-and-a-half years after they were first due to box, and the long road to rearranging the fight has seen Eubank Jr linked with Canelo multiple times. However, the idea of Benn vs Canelo is a fresh one, and unexpected given the weight disparity.

The winner of the highly touted April clash between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. could face Canelo Alvarez, Turki Alalshikh confirmed.

Chris Eubank Jr slapped Conor Benn across the face as their pre-fight press conference boiled over in chaotic style.

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will finally get the chance to settle the score once and for all later this year - with the bout due ot be contested at middleweight

CHRIS EUBANK JR and Conor Benn had to be separated during a chaotic pre-fight press conference. The feuding pair are due to go to war in the ring on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.