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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.
Awful shame this as it’s the fight we’re all crying out for and it doesn’t make sense for Fury to fight anyone outside of Joshua or Usyk. Shavkat Rakhimov and Zelfa Barrett are in the process of finalizing a deal to fight for the IBF's vacant junior lightweight title on Nov. 5 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Find Opinion and insight about boxing by David Payne. The top destination for enthusiasts of all things Boxing. Aggregating all the news, pictures and videos that are being published across social channels. Follow WBN on Facebook @officialworldboxingnews, Instagram, and Twitter @worldboxingnews.
“Indeed, Mr. Benn has not been charged with any rule violation. Barring a last minute court injunction, Eubank vs Benn will not happen on Saturday. CONSIDERING there was no UK action last weekend due to the passing of the Queen, travellers there's an awful lot to talk about... The latest victories of Maxi Hughes, Amanda Serrano and Terri Harper are also reviewed while one of the most bizarre endings to a fight - the 2002 clash between Ricky Hatton and Stephen Smith - is remembered in This Week.
Best UK Boxing rss feed list curated from thousands of rss feeds on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. Benn has passed all doping control tests conducted by UKAD. TYSON FURY called out Anthony Joshua on social media on Monday. Only days later, fans are starting to believe that it might actually happen after Furt revealed a purse split that Joshua has subsequently agreed to. Covid-19 has already postponed a series of high-profile fights, including heavyweight champ Joshua's London showdown with Kubrat Pulev, which was scheduled for June 24.
The BBBofC said that fight is not allowed to take place after Benn failed a test for the banned substance Clomiphene. Premium and technical fabrics combined with advanced functionality to deal with whatever comes your way. Find the latest boxing news, reviews, interviews, and opinions. Find updates on boxing news, Results, Rankings, Schedules and much more on this site.
After his back-to-back loss to Oleksandr Usyk, British boxer Anthony Joshua is billed for a return as soon as December, according to boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. Matchroom involved their lawyers, attempting to force the fight through but were ultimately unsuccessful. Thursday's statement made it clear that Matchroom still considered the situation to be one that may need to be settled in court.
As per reports, Clomifene is a women's fertility drug which reportedly can increase testosterone production if taken daily by men. However, reports have claimed that Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn is attempting to obtain an injunction to allow the fight to proceed as planned. Earlier on Wednesday, Matchroom said that fight at the 02 Arena in London would still go ahead since Benn is yet to not be banned by authorities.
After days of drama, the fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. is officially postponed from its planned Saturday date. The news comes after it was reported on Wednesday that Benn had failed a drug test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency. Matchroom Boxing released a statement on Thursday confirming the bout would not take place as scheduled.