Nigel Benn fears his legacy as boxing's Dark Destroyer could be tarnished by his son's doping test scandal.
Conor Benn's catchweight fight with Chris Eubank Jr was dramatically called off last week after traces of fertility drug clomifene, which can increase testosterone levels, were discovered in a sample. The contest, rekindling the rivalry between their fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank in the 1990s, had sold out the O2 Arena in London.
The British Boxing Board of Control "prohibited" the fight, just 72 hours before the fighters were due to touch gloves, when news of Benn's failed test broke. And Nigel Benn, who won world titles in two middleweight divisions, has told lifelong pal Kevin Lueshing: “If I believed he had been taking illegal banned substances for this fight – or any fight – I would have hung him out to dry – but I don't believe he did.”
