Conor Benn: UK Anti-Doping appeals against decision to lift doping suspension

Conor Benn past fought successful April 2022

UK Anti-Doping has appealed against a determination to assistance Conor Benn's suspension from boxing.

He was suspended by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) successful March but the autarkic National Anti-Doping Panel lifted that authorisation pursuing a hearing.

Benn reacted by saying helium was "disappointed" to larn of the appeal.

"I'm disappointed astatine the quality of an entreaty being made, having already been cleared by some the WBC and National Anti-Doping Panel to proceed my vocation without restriction," the boxer said.

"I americium innocent. Nothing has changed and I stay assured successful my position."

A connection from Ukad read: "UK Anti-Doping tin contiguous corroborate that it has filed an entreaty successful respect of a determination handed down by the autarkic National Anti-Doping Panel regarding anti-doping proceedings brought by Ukad against Mr Conor Benn.

"As confirmed antecedently successful Ukad's connection connected 28 July 2023, Mr Benn is nary longer taxable to a provisional suspension."

The tests were conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada), which until this lawsuit had operated autarkic to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).

The committee employment Ukad to bash its testing, but elite fighters specified arsenic Anthony Joshua prosecute Vada to adhd an other furniture of testing.

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.

Having failed the 2 voluntary cause tests, Benn gave up his licence with the BBBofC successful the weeks aft his planned contention with Eubank was cancelled.

The committee refused to fto him vie successful the UK until helium co-operated with Ukad, though Benn did comply with a World Boxing Council (WBC) investigation.

The WBC is simply a sanctioning assemblage and not an anti-doping watchdog.

After a abbreviated probe into 1 of the failed cause tests, the WBC said it did not judge Benn was blameworthy of "intentional doping" and added a "highly elevated depletion of eggs" could person caused the affirmative trial successful July.

Benn provided a 270-page papers to the WBC outlining his defence, but insisted eggs were ne'er offered arsenic an excuse. He besides said helium does not judge the banned substance was ever successful his system.