Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank: British Boxing Board prohibits clash between both boxers after Benn fails doping test
It further informed that Benn had passed all doping control tests conducted by UKAD, including ones conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, the anti-doping authority to which the British Boxing Board of Control. Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely to boxing. It is believed Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black World heavyweight champion. LONDON — British boxing authorities said Wednesday the fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. cannot go ahead, hours after the boxers’ promoters said the bout was still on despite Benn failing a doping test. The Board, which oversees professional Boxing in the UK, said that fight is not allowed to take place after Benn failed a test for the banned substance Clomiphene.
But the fight, it appears, will go ahead with or without the backing of the British Boxing Board of Control. We do our best to explain the events of a miserable day. WHAT began as a day of genuine excitement for the impending showdown between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn took a dark turn when a positive test for a banned substance emerged. Ben Whittaker-Peter Nosic Confirmed For Usyk-Joshua Undercard Ben Whittaker is already making for lost time.
“We have been made aware that a random anti-doping test for Conor Benn conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association returned an adverse analytical finding for trace amounts of a fertility drug. The B sample has yet to be tested, meaning that no rule violation has been confirmed. Indeed, Mr Benn has not been charged with any rule violation, he is not suspended, and he remains free to fight.
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His massive clashes against Billy Joe Saunders and George Groves mean the former super-middleweight champion has done it all before. However, the levels are insufficient for Eubank to jeopardize a one million pound plus payday. The middleweight is willing to give Benn the benefit of the doubt, having passed the UKAD requirements.
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