Conor Benn: “I’m a clean athlete and we’ll get to the bottom of this”

Having spoken along with his opponent, Chris Eubank Jnr, Conor Benn absolutely expects Saturday’s combat between them to nonetheless go forward

FOLLOWING information that a constructive performance-enhancing drug check has doubtlessly scuppered Saturday’s (October 8) combat between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn, the man accountable for the failed drug check (for clomifene), Conor Benn, elected to provide his aspect of the story at this afternoon’s deliberate media exercise.

Speaking with Chris Lloyd of Matchroom Boxing, Benn stated at 3.50 pm: “Obviously you guys have learn what the Daily Mail printed about me right now and I needed you guys to hear it from me personally quite than learn it in a assertion from me and my crew.

“I’ve not dedicated any violations. I’ve not been suspended. So, so far as I’m involved, the combat remains to be going forward. I’ve spoken to Chris (Eubank Jnr) personally and we each need the combat to go forward. We’ve each taken medical and authorized recommendation and, as I stated, we would like the combat to occur for the followers.

“I’ve signed up for each voluntary anti-doping check underneath the solar. Throughout my entire profession I’m examined. All my UK assessments have come again detrimental all through my entire profession. I’ve by no means had any points earlier than.

“Even in the lead up to this fight my tests have come up negative. So my team will find out why there’s been an initial adverse finding in my test. But, as far as I’m concerned, the fight is still going ahead. I’m a clean athlete and we’ll get to the bottom of this.”

Asked to relay the particulars of his aforementioned dialog with Eubank Jnr, Benn merely stated, “He fully believes. He believes in me. It’s not who I am. It’s not what I’m about. I’m a professional athlete and he was understanding. We both want the fight to go ahead and, as far I’m concerned, the fight is going ahead.”

If the combat does certainly nonetheless go forward, it should have to accomplish that with out the permission of the British Boxing Board of Control, who earlier this afternoon revealed their place through the following assertion: “On the evening of 4^th October 2022, the Board of the British Boxing Board of Control Limited resolved that the contest between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn scheduled to take place on 8^th October 2022 is prohibited as it is not in the interests of Boxing. That was communicated to the Boxers and Promoters involved on the morning of the 5^th October 2022.”