Eddie Hearn insists Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is merely postponed and can be rescheduled in due course
Eddie Hearn has insisted that Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is merely postponed at present and can be rescheduled in due course. that Benn last month tested positive for banned substance clomifene, which can raise testosterone.Both teams were made aware of this for over a week prior to it being reported in the media.
Once the information became public though, the British Boxing Board of Control put out a statement announcing that they would Benn’s promoter Hearn and Eubank Jr’s promoter Kalle Sauerland attempted to force a U-turn over the next 24 hours, but were ultimately unsuccessful.However, Eubank Jr vs Benn is not cancelled, just postponed.The promoters gave a brief press conference to explain the decision to postpone on Thursday, but refused to answer questions from the media in attendance.
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