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Alex Pattle

Conor Benn to undergo strictest drug-testing ‘that has ever existed’ for next fight, Eddie Hearn says

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Conor Benn will undergo the ‘most rigorous’ drug-testing ‘that has ever existed’ for his next fight, Eddie Hearn has said.

Benn returned adverse results in two drug tests last year, leading to the short-notice cancellation of his October bout with Chris Eubank Jr. The saga is still ongoing, with the WBC having cleared the Briton, 26, of intentional doping, while the British Boxing Board of Control stripped Benn’s licence.

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