{"id":1673657,"date":"2022-10-05T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T13:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1673657"},"modified":"2022-10-05T09:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T13:58:05","slug":"boxing-bbbofc-bars-benn-v-eubank-jr-fight-after-failed-dope-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boxing-bbbofc-bars-benn-v-eubank-jr-fight-after-failed-dope-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing-BBBofC bars Benn v Eubank Jr. fight after failed dope test"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboxing-bbbofc-bars-benn-v-eubank-jr-fight-after-failed-dope-test%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1673657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>LONDON (Reuters) -The governing body for professional boxing in Britain on Wednesday prohibited a catchweight fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. after Benn failed a dope test.<\/p>\n<p>The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) said in a statement that Saturday\u2019s big fight at London\u2019s 02 Arena was \u201cnot in the interests of boxing\u201d and all parties had been informed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Promoters Matchroom and Wasserman Boxing had said earlier that the bout remained on.<\/p>\n<p>Their joint statement said Benn, whose father Nigel famously fought Eubank\u2019s father and namesake 30 years ago, had \u201creturned an adverse analytical finding for trace amounts of a fertility drug\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The test was carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.<\/p>\n<p>It said Benn\u2019s B sample had yet to be tested and there was therefore no confirmed rule violation. Benn had also subsequently passed a test carried out by the UK Anti-Doping Agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth fighters have taken medical and legal advice, are aware of all relevant information, and wish to proceed with the bout this Saturday,\u201d the promoters\u2019 statement said before the BBBofC made its decision public.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was due to pit welterweight Benn against super-middleweight Eubank at a catchweight of 157 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Eubank senior last month called for the fight to be cancelled due to health concerns about dropping down to the weight limit.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/boxing-benn-fails-dope-test\/attachment\/file-photo-chris-eubank-jr-v-conor-benn-press\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI940N0-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI940N0-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/boxing-benn-fails-dope-test\/attachment\/file-photo-chris-eubank-jr-v-conor-benn-press-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI940MY-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI940MY-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The governing body for professional boxing in Britain on Wednesday prohibited a catchweight fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. after Benn failed a dope test. 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