After speaking to his rival, Chris Eubank Jnr, Conor Benn fully expects Saturday’s fight between them to continue
HERE is the news that a positive performance-enhancing drug test is likely to spark a fight on Saturday (October 8) between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn, the man responsible for the drug test. unsuccessful drug (for clomifene), Conor Benn, was elected as a story advocate at a planned media workout this afternoon.
Speaking to Matchroom Boxing’s Chris Lloyd, Benn said at 3:50 p.m.: “It’s clear that you’ve read what Daily mail published about me today and I’d rather you hear from me personally than read it in a statement from me and my team.
“I did not violate anything. I was not suspended. So, as far as I know, the war is still going on. I spoke privately with Chris (Eubank Jnr) and we both want the fight to continue. We’ve taken both medical and legal advice, and like I said, we want the fight to happen for the fans.
“I signed up for every voluntary anti-doping test under the sun. In my entire career, I have been challenged. All my UK tests have been negative throughout my career. I have never had any problems before.
“Even leading up to this fight, my tests came back negative. So my team will find out why there was an initial adverse finding in my testing. But, as far as I know, the war is still going on. I’m a clean athlete and we’ll get to the bottom of this.”
When asked to relay the details of his aforementioned conversation with Eubank Jnr, Benn simply said: “He has complete confidence. He believes me. That’s not who I am. It’s not what I’m about. I am a professional athlete and he is very understanding. We both want the fight to continue and as I think, the war To be ahead. “
If the fight actually goes on, it will have to do so without the permission of the British Boxing Control Board, who earlier this afternoon revealed their position via the following statement: “In the evening 4thorder In October 2022, the British Boxing Board of Supervisors decided that the competition between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn was scheduled to take place on the 8th.order October 2022 is banned because it is not beneficial for Boxing. It was communicated to the relevant Fighters and Promoters on the morning of the 5thorder October 2022.”
