Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith have urged Conor Benn to abandon his plans to resume his career outside Britain and to accept any punishment that may be handed down to him by UK Anti-Doping. The two boxers, who will meet in a rematch in Manchester in June, broke away from publicising their own fight to address the ongoing Benn controversy.
Eubank, who had been due to meet Benn in a catchweight contest last October only for his rival to record two positive test results for clomifene, was emphatic. Benn needs to “clear his name” and regain his British Boxing Board of Control licence before Eubank would consider fighting him. Smith responded as bluntly when asked if Benn, who has been provisionally suspended and charged by Ukad, should accept any ban that may follow a full investigation into his case.
