Boxing

Chris Eubank-Conor Benn fights in danger after Benn fails a drug test


Saturday’s Chris Eubank Jr.-Conor Benn match in London is in danger of being cancelled.

That’s because Benn tested positive for the banned substance clomifene, which is believed to be a performance enhancer. The British Boxing Control Council, which oversees the sport in the UK, indicated that the fight could not take place.

However, ESPN is reporting that promoter Eddie Hearn is seeking an injunction to allow it to be staged.

“Form B has yet to be tested, meaning no rule violations have been confirmed,” Hearn said in a statement. Indeed, Mr. Benn has not been charged with any rule violations, he has not been suspended, and he is still free to fight.

“Mr. Benn has since passed a doping control test conducted by the UK’s Anti-Doping Authority, the anti-doping body to which the British Boxing Board has authorized the doping control test for the fight. Mr. Benn has passed all doping control tests conducted by UKAD.

“Both fighters have received medical and legal advice, know all relevant information and wish to continue the fight this Saturday.”

BBBofC later indicated that the fight was over. It was the statement that read: “On the evening of 4 October 2022, the Board of Directors of the British Boxing Control Council resolved that the showdown between Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn scheduled for October 8, 2022 are banned because it is not beneficial to Boxing. That was communicated to the relevant Boxers and Promoters on the morning of October 5, 2022.”

Hearn could try to move the fight to another country or get an outside governing body to sanction the match in England, which has happened in the past.

Benn says he’s “a clean athlete.”

“I didn’t commit any violations, I didn’t get suspended, because I’m concerned the fight is still going on,” Benn told members of the media after practice. “I signed up for every voluntary anti-doping test under the sun, throughout my career I have been tested, I have always come back negative, I have never had any problems before. .

“My team will figure out why there was an initial adverse finding in my testing, but as far as I’m concerned the fight is still on. I’m a clean athlete and we’ll get to the bottom of this.”

He continued: “We (Benn and Eubank) both want the fight to continue. We both gave medical and legal advice and we both wanted the fight to happen for the fans. He completely trusts, he believes in me, and it’s not about who I am or what I am. I am a professional athlete and he is very understanding. “

Clomifene, a fertility drug for women, is thought to increase testosterone levels in men.

Drug testing for the war is being conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.

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