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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Pattle

Conor Benn returns ‘adverse’ drug test result but Chris Eubank Jr fight set to go ahead

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Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is set to go ahead on Saturday (8 October) despite the latter returning an ‘adverse’ drug test result.

On Wednesday (5 October), a joint-statement from promotions Matchroom Boxing and Wasserman declared that Benn, 26, had tested positive for ‘trace amounts of a fertility drug’, which was confirmed to be clomifene.

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