Chris Eubank Sr has made a stern defence of Conor Benn after he tested positive for a banned substance and had his fight with Chris Eubank Jr called off last week.
The legendary former two-weight world champion was never keen on seeing his son square off with Benn, whose father Nigel was his greatest rival during his career. The pair compete two weight classes apart, with Eubank Jr coming down to a career-low weight while Benn was moving up from welterweight to a 157lb catchweight.
And long before his son's opponent tested positive for a banned substance, Eubank Sr had washed his hands of the event, declaring it was unsafe simply for his son to make the weight. The bout was pulled when Benn's VADA test found traces of clomifene, a drug usually prescribed to treat infertility in women but can also boost testosterone production in men.
