Conor Benn is under investigation for claims that he failed another drug test this year, after his fight against Chris Eubank Jr. was postponed.
British boxer, clomifene tested positive Before the blockbuster battleLast Saturday, the O2 Arena was scheduled to host the concert entitled “The Message”.
And now The Daily MailBenn was allegedly found to have failed a different test earlier in the year for the same substance, according to boxing insiders.
“A few of us have known about this earlier test for some time,” Top Rank promoter Frank Warren said. “That makes it even more of a scandal. More damaging to our sport than everyone thought.”
Another source, when pressed to confirm the undisclosed positive test, told The Mail on condition of anonymity: “Yes. The same stuff. Same stuff.”
After a British Boxing Board of Control investigation into the positive test, Benn, 26, now faces a possible four-year ban.
After Eubank Jr failed a test, the BBBofC declined to sanction the fight. However, the result was known in boxing for several weeks.
Further allegations of failed drugs tests being kept secret also raise questions over the British boxing authorities’ ability to test effectively.
Clomifene was initially created for fertility aids in women. But when it’s used by men, it can be a powerful testosterone booster.
Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn claimed the boxer was not given ‘due process’ after passing UKAD’s compulsory testing regime but failing the voluntary scheme run by VADA.
Benn insists that he is a clean fighter, and recently pledged to end the failed drug test.
