According to promoter Eddie Hearn, Conor Benn’s father, Nigel is raging over the WBC’s recent statement regarding the young weightlifter’s drug test case.
The regulator has ruled that it cannot conclusively conclude that Benn’s failure of the VADA test last year was not due to excessive egg consumption and that he would therefore be allowed back into the rankings. their.
But Hear said iFL TV that Benn’s father was not impressed with wording of statement from WBC and implies that the group will act.
“Nigel Benn called me yesterday, after the statement came out and said ‘this is the **** bull! I’m tweeting, I don’t have this!’ “
“So you have to understand, that was the reaction on our part. This is not us saying ‘yes! he has been released.’ “
I don’t want to go into it, because that’s none of my business. I’ll let them handle it.”
Benn looks set to resume his career this spring, having not played since knocking out Chris van Heerden two rounds in Manchester last April.
Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao seems to be the frontrunner for ‘Terminator’ return match, with promoter Eddie Hearn admitting talks are underway with the 44-year-old’s team. People like Kell Brook and Adrien Broner are also considered capable of combat.
Whoever is in the opposite corner, Benn’s return to competition will likely take place on foreign soil, as he currently does not have a British Boxing Control Commission license.
The The board of directors issued a statement yesterday in response to the WBC’s decisionwhere they stated that the regulator’s decision on Benn’s case would be unrelated to their own internal investigation.
