WBC set to decide on whether Conor Benn can retake his place in their rankings in the next WEEK
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EXCLUSIVE: The WBC will decide if Conor Benn can resume his place in its rankings next WEEK… after the British boxer was suspended for two failed drug tests.
- Conor Benn could regain his place in the WBC rankings within the next week
- The British boxer was suspended from his No. 5 ranking after two failed drug tests.
- Benn is under scrutiny by both the WBC and the UK Anti-Doping and BBBoC.
A verdict on whether Conor Benn can regain his place in the WBC rankings is expected within the next week.
The fighter was suspended from his spot at No. 5 in his welterweight rankings in November on the back of sports mailThe revelations that he tested positive twice for the banned substance clomiphene in samples collected by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association on July 25 and September 1.
Benn is currently under scrutiny from both the WBC, whose mandate is limited to determining whether he can appear in their rankings, and a separate and slower investigation by the UK’s Anti-Doping and British Boxing Control Board.
![WBC set to decide on whether Conor Benn can retake his place in their rankings in the next WEEK 1 A verdict on whether Conor Benn can regain his place in the WBC rankings is expected within the next week.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WBC-set-to-decide-on-whether-Conor-Benn-can-retake.jpg)
A verdict on whether Conor Benn can regain his place in the WBC rankings is expected within the next week.
Only the result of the latter will establish whether the 26-year-old will be banned from fighting in this country.
While the UKAD and Control Board investigation apparently ran into roadblocks, with sports mail Reporting last week on allegations of non-cooperation from the boxer’s team, Benn’s lawyers turned over a 270-page dossier to the WBC.
Benn has previously expressed confidence that he will be cleared by the WBC.
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British boxer Benn (right) was suspended from his No. 5 rank after two failed drug tests.
His team, led by Mike Morgan, is understood to have explored the possibility of accidental ingestion, through contamination and excessive consumption of eggs, but sources have indicated that the VADA testing procedure is also an area of great concern. interest.
The saga continues from sports mail he first broke the news of Benn’s failed tests in October, before his showdown with Chris Eubank Jr, a fight that was subsequently banned by the Board of Control.
Benn has since opted to relinquish his license with the Board, whose general secretary is believed to have requested a copy of the 270-page file without success.