What if I told you that getting slapped in the face with an egg was not the worst part of Conor Benn’s day? No, the worst moment might have been when he threatened a journalist, saying: “If somebody starts asking me trick questions, I’ll throw you out the room, do you hear me? I’ll drag you by the neck outside.” Thankfully, Benn later apologised and gave the journalist a hug – “a cuddle”, which was begrudgingly accepted.
Tensions were high (you might have gathered) even before Benn’s press conference with Chris Eubank Jr began. This was the first of two: the Manchester kick-off on Tuesday, before Thursday’s follow-up in London. If the sequel is as chaotic as the original, we might be lucky to get a fight on 26 April, when the Britons are finally due to square off – two-and-a-half years after they were first due to. We might even be lucky to get the second press conference.
