British Boxing Board of Control 'prohibits' Conor Benn-Chris Eubank going ahead

It further informed that Benn had passed all doping control tests conducted by UKAD, including ones conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, the anti-doping authority to which the British Boxing Board of Control. Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely to boxing. It is believed Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black World heavyweight champion. LONDON — British boxing authorities said Wednesday the fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. cannot go ahead, hours after the boxers’ promoters said the bout was still on despite Benn failing a doping test. The Board, which oversees professional Boxing in the UK, said that fight is not allowed to take place after Benn failed a test for the banned substance Clomiphene.

But the fight, it appears, will go ahead with or without the backing of the British Boxing Board of Control. We do our best to explain the events of a miserable day. WHAT began as a day of genuine excitement for the impending showdown between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn took a dark turn when a positive test for a banned substance emerged. Ben Whittaker-Peter Nosic Confirmed For Usyk-Joshua Undercard Ben Whittaker is already making for lost time.

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Last year, Anthony Joshua lost his unified titles in London after Oleksandr Usyk stretched him to the 12 rounds and won the fight via unanimous decision. Earlier, the promoters released a statement saying the fight would go ahead, despite the VADA results. Nick Young is the latest professional athlete to stray away from his sport and give boxing a try, and his debut on Saturday night did not go well. Tyson Fury's next bout will be a third showdown with Derek Chisora, not a matchup with Anthony Joshua, Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren told IFL TV on Monday.

While VADA was handling the drug testing for the fight at the decision of the fighters and promoters, Benn had passed all drug tests issued by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, which handles the BBBoC's "official" drug testing. Matchroom, and lead promoter Eddie Hearn, believed that was reason enough that the fight should be allowed to proceed. The British Boxing Board of Control said in a statement that the fight was "not in the interests of Boxing."

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Please contact us by e-mail or phone if you wish to receive a list. Benn had reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. Let’s take a look at his legendary career...before the hype, before all the knockouts, before becoming the longest reigning champion in UFC history and before the leg injury that changed everything. After all the talk that has gone on over the past few weeks, it looks like there’s going to be no fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

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