UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is investigating Conor Benn after he failed a drugs test ahead of his highly anticipated fight with Chris Eubank Jr., the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) said on Friday.
The bout between welterweight Benn and super middleweight Eubank Jr., set at a catchweight of 157 pounds, was called off on Oct. 6, two days before it was due to be held at London’s O2 Arena.
Benn, 26, returned a finding for “trace amounts of a fertility drug” in a random test carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), reportedly in August.
He had subsequently passed a test carried out by the UKAD, the official testers for the event, and was not suspended by the BBBofC.
On Wednesday, Benn said he expected an apology from his critics, posting “I hope the apology is as loud as the disrespect” on social media.
The bout was set to revive the rivalry between the two fighters’ fathers, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, who twice faced each other for world titles in 1990 and 1993.
