Chris Eubank Jr: Conor Benn has lost his 'credibility' after doping scandal, says rival

Conor Benn mislaid his "credibility" aft failing 2 voluntary cause tests past year, says rival Chris Eubank Jr.

Benn suggested "contamination" may beryllium to blame, but Eubank Jr said a combatant was yet liable for immoderate was successful their system.

"He can't beryllium the prima that everyone was trying to physique him up to be," helium said.

"When you neglect drugs test, you instrumentality that aura away. My proposal would beryllium to thin into the atrocious lad thing."

Eubank said Benn "can't beryllium the aureate boy" anymore and should apologise careless of what caused the failed tests.

"You power what goes into your system," added Eubank Jr. "If you marque the mistake, past you're guilty. I've ne'er made the mistake."

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Benn, 26, tested affirmative for banned substance clomifene connected 2 abstracted occasions successful the build-up to his combat with Eubank Jr past October.

Clomifene tin beryllium utilized to boost testosterone levels successful men and is banned wrong and extracurricular contention by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

The lad of erstwhile satellite champion Nigel Benn, Conor has repeatedly denied intentionally taking performance-enhancing drugs, but is yet to marque nationalist grounds of his innocence.

But Eubank Jr believes Benn should apologise due to the fact that radical "lost truthful overmuch wealth and clip and effort" with the cancellation of the archetypal fight.

"You request to anticipation radical volition commencement to get backmost connected your side," helium said.

But helium warned Benn had "a agelong mode to go".

"You're going astir it the incorrect mode if you're playing the unfortunate and trying to beryllium your innocence aft 4 months," helium added.

"He's going to person to beryllium the atrocious guy. Like me, I was the atrocious guy.

"Maybe I americium inactive the atrocious guy. I've been doing it for 10 years - walking into arenas being booed, spat at, drinks thrown, trolled online time in, time out.

"I had to clasp that role. I was ne'er the hero. I'd spell into guys' backyards, spell into the towns wherever they didn't privation maine to win. And truly that seems similar what he's going to person to do."

Sanctioning assemblage the WBC (World Boxing Council) and the UK Anti-Doping Agency (Ukad) are investigating the failed cause tests taken by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada), but results of those cases are yet to beryllium released.

'Fight is overmuch bigger'

Chris Eubank and Conor Benn were owed to combat astatine a catchweight past October

Despite the ongoing controversy, Eubank does judge the combat with Benn volition hap successful the future.

Benn versus Eubank was built connected the fierce rivalry their fathers, Nigel and Chris, enjoyed successful the 1990s. The fathers fought twice, the 1993 rematch ending successful a arguable draw.

Eubank Jr, a middleweight, was prepared to chopped down to 157lbs for the archetypal combat but insists helium volition not hold to the aforesaid presumption again.

"Conor's mislaid each his privileges," helium said.

Eubank Jr, who fights Liam Smith this Saturday successful Manchester, believes a combat betwixt him and Benn could perchance capable retired a large venue aft the controversy.

"If and erstwhile the combat does hap whether it's adjacent twelvemonth oregon 2 years oregon 5 years from now, it's a stadium fight," helium added.

"Now we person our ain story. Now we person our ain reasons for wanting to get successful that ringing and fight.

"He has done incorrect by maine successful presumption of however helium went astir this full thing. I don't similar Conor Benn anymore. Before I was neutral."

"That means that the communicative and the communicative and combat is truthful overmuch bigger and truthful overmuch much real."

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