Days After Appeal Fiasco, Eddie Hearn Remains Certain On Conor Benn Making A Comeback Soon

Doping is that one ugly reality in the realm of boxing that holds the potential to dismantle what a fighter has created over the years. A sport that stands for competition that is healthy and robust is sometimes hindered when fighters resort to performance-enhancement drugs. In the wake of Dillian Whyte being accused of doping ahead of a match against Anthony Joshua, the question has come up yet again. Is doping still a rampant threat to the sport? A huge part of this conversation is Conor Benn. 

The British professional boxer tested positive for the drug clomifene in 2022. Both tests that were administered by the VADA came back positive, keeping the fighter out of the ring for a considerable amount of time. Benn faced immense losses in his career as the second result was the major factor behind the collapse of the scheduled fight with Chris Eubank Jr. last October. Now, as he hopes to enter the ring yet against, more hurdles await him.

A September comeback for Conor Benn

After a long legal battle, as the rays of hope shone on his career, a major setback came as a shock. His promoter, Eddie Hearn revealed that the fighter is all set to fight again. This would be sometime in September this year. He further hoped that the fight would take its course in the UK itself if the stakeholder gave their green signal to this quaint little project. He said, “We’re going to fight in September.” 

“That fight could take place in the UK subject to obviously conversations with the board. They might choose not to. He wants to get out ASAP. The appeals going to take 2-3 months, we’re not interested in waiting,” said the promoter. He was referring to the appeal made by the British Boxing Board of Control and the UK Anti-Doping Panel. The two submitted requests against a ruling that cleared the fighter’s name from the allegations.

An insight into Benn’s last year

After his fight against Eubank Jr. collapsed, his license with the BBBofC was revoked. However, his legal team argued that the UKAD has no jurisdiction to punish him. This was in light of the fact that it was VADA that had administered the tests and the independent organization does not punish fighters. However, he was further restricted from fighting in the UK until the UKAID could carry out its investigations.

Conor Benn also went through an investigation by the WBC that cleared his name from the allegations. The sanctioning body said that it was not concurring with the idea that he was guilty of “intentional doping”. It further attributed the test results to “highly elevated consumption of eggs“. This defense was never given by his team.

Although his name was cleared by the WBC, an appeal by the UKAID seems to have put a pin in his plans of re-entering the ring. But the body did confirm that he does not stand suspended anymore.

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In the same conversation, Hearn also confirmed that if the fight does not take its course in the UK, the USA would still be their option. It is apparent that the boxer will most definitely enter the ring this year. His zeal to fight again and his desperation to reclaim his spot are quite evident.

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