Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is reportedly ‘near certain’ to take place this weekend as the saga continues.
According to the Daily Mail, there are currently as many as three overseas sanctioning bodies willing to approve the fight after the British Boxing Board of Control ‘prohibited’ the contest following the news that Benn had failed a VADA drugs test. The news broke yesterday that The Destroyer had returned adverse analytical findings for the banned substance, clomifene.
The drug is primarily used to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate but can double as a performance enhancer as it can also increase testosterone in men when taken as a daily pill. Despite returning a clean test to UKAD — the BBBofC’s anti-doping partner — a sample A test from VADA came back with trace amounts of the drug leading the sanctioning body to refuse to allow the contest to happen under their banner.
Eubank Jr, Benn, and their promotional companies, Wasserman and Matchroom Boxing have affirmed their interest in continuing with the contest and have reportedly approached a number of different sanctioning bodies as a result.
Meetings with the BBBofC and its lawyers are happening today in the hopes of reaching an agreement for the body to sanction the bout. If this cannot be achieved, Wasserman and Matchroom will have just 48 hours to salvage the fight.
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