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Alex Pattle

Conor Benn responds to Ukad charge amid prospect of two-year ban

PA Wire

Conor Benn has insisted that he is ‘not banned from boxing’ after being formally charged by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), following two failed drug tests in 2022.

Benn’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr fell through on short notice in October, after it was revealed that Benn had failed two drug tests in the lead-up to the bout. The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) stripped Benn of his licence, but in February the World Boxing Council cleared the Briton, 26, of intentional doping.

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