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Chris Eubank Jr.-Conor Benn’s fight postponed after a failed drug test


The war between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr is over… now.

Supporters on Thursday postponed the event, scheduled for Saturday in London, after Benn failed to test a banned fertility drug that could boost testosterone.

No new target date has been announced.

The British Boxing Control Board, the sport’s watchdog in the UK, refused to sanction the match after the positive result. The promoters have said they could seek an outside agency to sanction the behavior but decided against it.

“After discussions with various parties, we have made the decision to officially postpone the match between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn,” Matchroom Boxing announced.

The promoter continued: “It cannot be denied that the decision of the British Boxing Supervisors Board to withdraw their punishment was a procedural error and without due process. It is still a legal matter between promoters and the Board that we intend to pursue. “

Eddie Hearn, Matchroom president, said Thursday that promoters will not try to find an outside organization to punish the war.

“It’s been done before and it’s something I’ve looked at before or something I’ve necessarily agreed to,” Hearn said. “This is not a situation where we want to run away and come up with an alternative plan.”

Reportedly, Hearn also considered seeking an order to save the war but also decided against it.

“While there are legitimate avenues to facilitate the fight to go as planned, we do not believe that those being pursued at such a late stage are in the interests of the fighters, or the broader benefits of sport. …

“As promoters, we take our duties and obligations very seriously, and a full investigation will now need to be conducted.”

Eubank’s promoter, Kalle Sauerland, said on Wednesday that Eubank and Benn were aware of Benn’s weeks of testing positive before the event, according to the BBC. Eubank still wanted to fight.

“We immediately discussed it with the most important person from our side, the athlete. He was happy to move on and speak directly to Benn,” Sauerland said.

Meanwhile, 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,” he told members of the media after Wednesday’s 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. “

Benn tested positive for Clomifene, a fertility drug for women that is said to increase testosterone levels in men.

He was tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, which does not work directly with the BBBofC. That’s one reason Hearn believes the regulator has no power to ban the fight.

However, UK anti-doping chief executive Jane Rumble said her organization recognized all legal drug testing.

“UKAD takes reports of a failed VADA test by boxer Conor Benn with concern. … UKAD handles all doping reports and always encourages anyone with information about suspected doping activity to go ahead and share it with us. “

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