Tony Bellew Looks Ahead to ‘Quite Simply, the Biggest Fight This Country’s Ever Seen’

Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr will finally happen on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) vs Eubank Jr (34-3, 25 KOs ) will headline the first-ever Ring Magazine UK card. Both came face to face at a February 25 press conference which saw Eubank slap Benn with an egg. This has only intensified a fierce rivalry, and following that incident, Tony Bellew has spoken to Casino Beats about that moment and the magnitude of the April 26 main event.

Tony Bellew Breaks Down Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr Rivalry

Bellew on Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr Feud

Benn-Eubank was originally set for 2022 before it was cancelled due to two failed drug tests by Benn. The return of “The Destroyer” became a reality once the UK Anti-Doping and British Board of Boxing Control decided not to appeal the decision to lift his suspension.

Before the already infamous egg slap, anticipation for April 26 was high, but the presser has only intensified the hype. With the event expected to break records, Bellew reflected on its magnitude: “This is, quite simply, the biggest fight this country’s ever seen. It’s going to be huge. I think the hatred goes one way. And I understand why Conor would hate Chris because of all the things that were done in the background to Conor.

“But I think with Chris, this is purely business. I’ve been there with this kind of animosity and I’ve been there with this kind of domestic rivalry. It’s not nice. It literally eats away at you. It’s on your mind daily.”

Tony Bellew on Eubank Jr’s Egg Slap: ‘That’s Just Wrong’

Looking back on the infamous egg slap, Bellew made it clear he wasn’t a fan of the stunt from Eubank Jr: “It’s a slap in the face towards the eye. I have two scratched eyeballs and they are a part of the body that never heals. The liquid on the eye comes off and the cornea gets damaged.

“I can’t actually explain the pain. It’s unbelievable. If he’d have got an egg shell in that eye, it could have jeopardised the whole fight and his eyesight. You slap an egg on the top of his head and it’s funny but on the face and in the eye? Wow, that’s just wrong.”

Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr Full Fight Card

• Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr., 12 rounds, middleweights
• Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna, 10 or 12 rounds, middleweights
• Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur, 10 or 12 rounds, light heavyweights
• Chris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton, 10 or 12 rounds, cruiserweights
• Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke, 10 rounds, cruiserweights

Stay with Big Fight Weekend for the build up to Benn vs Eubank Jr.