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.

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A planned face-off between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn has been cancelled, one day after Eubank Jr slapped his rival in the face with an egg. On Tuesday, Eubank Jr and Benn met at a press conference in Manchester, with a separate face-off originally scheduled for Wednesday, and a final press conference following on Thursday.