Conor Benn positive drug tests: Fighter says 'truth will soon come out'

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Britain's Conor Benn says his squad person proved his innocence and "the information volition soon travel out" pursuing his affirmative tests for a banned substance.

The 26-year-old tested affirmative for the pistillate fertility cause clomifene but claims "contamination" was to blame.

"I've been done hardships successful my vocation earlier but thing similar this," helium said connected social media.

"I judge successful beingness you spell done adversity of each kinds but what matters astir is however you respond.

"I've stayed successful the gym and continued to enactment highly hard, staying positive. My squad has proven my innocence and the information volition soon travel out."

After Benn's combat with Eubank Jr was called off, the British Boxing Board of Control said helium had "voluntarily relinquished" his licence to box.

However, his promoter Eddie Hearn said his licence had expired and that the misconduct complaint against him was "absurd".

Benn was called to a proceeding connected 21 October, erstwhile "allegations of misconduct" were upheld against him.

He is being investigated by UK Anti-Doping and the WBC's Clean Boxing Programme.

Benn and Eubank were scheduled to conscionable connected 8 October astatine a catchweight of 157lb, 30 years aft their fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr fought.

"I'm thankful to my dad, who has been with maine done this full play and I'm gladsome this nightmare is coming to an extremity for the involvement of our combined intelligence health," Benn added.

"Never did we deliberation we'd spell done thing similar this but they accidental the hardest combat is beingness and the adversity it brings.

"I privation to marque up for mislaid clip and not fto different infinitesimal spell to waste."

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

"We person ne'er chopped corners oregon cheated the grind successful immoderate way," Benn said of his team.

"We judge successful enactment ethic, determination and axenic bosom to execute what we person acceptable retired to accomplish."

Benn, who expects to beryllium backmost successful the ringing successful 2023, added: "We support it moving and volition proceed to pursuit the extremity end of being satellite champion - it's a insignificant setback for a large comeback."

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