Nigel Benn tells Piers Morgan he and Conor were in a ‘dark place’ after son’s positive drug test
Nigel Benn tells Piers Morgan he’d ‘hang his son out to dry’ if he ever thought Conor was guilty after his positive drug tests… while revealing they were both in a ‘dark place’ and accusing the BBBofC of don’t do it. treat his son fairly
Boxing legend Nigel Benn has revealed that he and Conor were in a “dark place” after his son’s two positive tests for clomiphene.
Conor had his highly anticipated fight with Chris Eubank Jr canceled at the 11th hour last October after Sportsmail revealed that he had failed two tests before the fight.
He has always maintained that he was innocent of any wrongdoing, and last month he was readmitted to the World Boxing Council rankings, although he awaits crucial decisions from the British Boxing Control Board and the UK Anti-Doping agency, who have the last word. word. about whether or not he will be licensed to fight in the UK any time soon.
The pair appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Monday night, in Conor’s first TV appearance since his ban.
Nigel came out fighting for his son and also spoke about how it has affected them, as he told Morgan in the interview that aired at 8pm: “Yeah, I was in the same position as my son.” I was also struggling a lot. I don’t really drink, but I drank half a bottle of red wine a night. I’m on medication. And we were both in a dark place.
Nigel Benn admitted that he and his son Conor were in a “dark place” after the latter’s positive drug test
Nigel Benn vowed his son’s innocence while speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored
‘To me, it looks like this is a witch hunt. We’re going back to the 1800s. ‘She’s a witch, she’s a witch, burn her,’ and everyone, ‘Yeah, burn her, wait a minute, that’s my son.
“If I ever thought my son was guilty of something, I would say, ‘Son, I love you, but you know what to do with this.'” I would hang it out to dry and, but I’m actually in this training camp with him, I was training with him.
Speaking of the strain the family had been put under, he added: “I was with Conor for five months. I was not here [in Australia]I was in England while he was going through this period, I was there with him…then my mum died so there was a lot of pressure on me, I was a mess inside.
“I was trying to be strong, but it was like he was trying to deal with his problem and I was trying to deal with mine and we fought. We both get through it together.
Nigel had his own problems with the sports authorities in the 1980s, after he tore up his boxing license.
He suggested that his son was perhaps being punished for his troubles with the authorities in the past.
Nigel said: ‘I feel like they are dealing with Conor, and not the other fighters in the same way they dealt with me… I don’t know if they have something against me and they use it against my son. ‘
Drug tests caused his fight with Chris Eubank Jr (left) to be canceled at the 11th hour
Conor Bennn also revealed that he felt suicidal after testing positive for clomiphene
During the interview, Morgan asked why the family had not released a 270-page file that they claimed proved Conor’s innocence.
Conor said he wanted nothing to do with the British Boxing Board of Control and was listening to the advice of his lawyers, but Nigel agreed with Morgan that they should go public.
Nigel said: ‘I agree with you. I don’t know what the legal side of this is. But I personally know for a fact that he is an innocent man.
Sportsmail previously reported that Benn felt suicidal after testing positive for clomiphene, a drug often used to increase testosterone levels.
During the emotional interview, Conor was close to tears when he detailed his own struggle in the wake of the positive tests.
He said: ‘It’s been brutal… I didn’t think I was going to make it through this period. I didn’t think, I didn’t think he was going to make it. I mean, being embarrassed by something I haven’t even done. You know, it’s hard because I feel like I’m on death row for something I haven’t even done.