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Hearn: No reason the fight should not take place

Promoter Eddie Hearn is not planning to cancel Saturday’s BBBofC-prohibited Eubank-Benn clash without a fight.

“It’s with the lawyers, going backwards and forwards right now,” said Hearn during a public workout today in London. “Both guys signed up to a multitude of testing for this fight. The UKAD testing, which is obviously the testing agency the British Boxing Board of Control use and are governed by, have all been clear and negative and there was an adverse finding on a VADA test previously. So there’s not been an official doping violation. There’s a process that has to be gone through.

“Conor Benn is not suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control. Ultimately, he can’t be because he’s passed all the tests from UKAD. But clearly, the British Boxing Board of Control will take a position on it and we’ll deal with the lawyers.

“There is currently no reason in terms of suspension or violations that the fight should not take place. You remember a situation with Billy Joe Saunders, where he actually tested positive with VADA before the Andrade fight and the Board did not suspend him because they don’t recognize VADA, but Massachusetts did. So there’s a complicated process to go through.

“Eubank-Benn is the fight, ultimately if that fight doesn’t take place nor will the show. But we have to see where we go from here because if the board aren’t suspending Conor Benn and they won’t suspend Conor Benn – they don’t have the right to under their jurisdiction with the tests he’s been passing with UKAD – then if they’re not allowing the fight when do they allow the fight?

“Are we saying there’s a delay while you want to have a hearing and we postpone the fight for two weeks, three weeks, four weeks? You’re not going to suspend Conor Benn, so at some point the fight is going to take place!”

They talking about the tests she passed.. but what about the FACT that he FAILED a test!

ed's right, in fact conor deserves a bonus now

Benn being interviewed, this will be car crash tv.

maverick23 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:44 Eddie’s said that him, Conor, Kalle and Junior have known about this for a few weeks.

Surprised they didn’t loop in the board and sort it properly with them rather than let it go so far down the road.

Who's leaked this to the media?

Also, the BBBofC were not aware then because their statement is only from last night?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:49 ed's right, in fact conor deserves a bonus now

I reckon CEJ should give a percentage of his purse to Benn..

agree, pain and suffering costs for benn to have to be dragged through this injustice, come on eddie, go for it

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:51 agree, pain and suffering costs for benn to have to be dragged through this injustice, come on eddie, go for it

the usual distress and inconvenience..

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:50

maverick23 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:44 Eddie’s said that him, Conor, Kalle and Junior have known about this for a few weeks.

Surprised they didn’t loop in the board and sort it properly with them rather than let it go so far down the road.

Who's leaked this to the media?

Also, the BBBofC were not aware then because their statement is only from last night?

Eubank Sr leaked it, no doubt

Someone didn't sign their NDA

Benn in ths ring.

This is like turning up to your wedding where the bride done a runner with her other lover.

Why didn't they get the B sample checked as it seems they had plenty of time to do so ? They must have known it would have been the same as the A sample.
The jockey got caught in a saliva test recently got banned instantly and only reinstated with the second sample testing negatively. If Benn is so sure he is clean he should have got the B sample done and proved his innocent.
Eddie sounds like he is clutching at straws trying to save the show more than anything else.

maverick23 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:44 Eddie’s said that him, Conor, Kalle and Junior have known about this for a few weeks.

Surprised they didn’t loop in the board and sort it properly with them rather than let it go so far down the road.

are you?

Conor says he is clean and always has been clean in the interview at the work out, so how did he fail the drug test ?

tony1234 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:01 Conor says he is clean and always has been clean in the interview at the work out, so how did he fail the drug test ?

Some one keeps mentioning eggs.. .. Apparently, farmers inject their hens with the drug..

Load of bollocks if you ask me..

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:58

maverick23 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:44 Eddie’s said that him, Conor, Kalle and Junior have known about this for a few weeks.

Surprised they didn’t loop in the board and sort it properly with them rather than let it go so far down the road.

are you?

Hindsight’s great isn’t it but surely they would have known that this was bound to be leaked

What can the BBBofC actually do.. If they go against their will and carry on?

Refs and judges get fines?

what's the worst they can do?

Can they actually stop it.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:03

tony1234 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:01 Conor says he is clean and always has been clean in the interview at the work out, so how did he fail the drug test ?

Some one keeps mentioning eggs.. .. Apparently, farmers inject their hens with the drug..

Load of bollocks if you ask me..

Fighters convince themselves, or try to, that they are clean because they would pass a test on the day of the fight. Eggs. lol.

tony1234 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:01 Conor says he is clean and always has been clean in the interview at the work out, so how did he fail the drug test ?

Contaminated sample, nutritional supplement, spiked drink or meal etc.

Any number of bullshit reasons they can come out with. We've been down this road many times.

Is anyone even remotely surprised by the news tho, btw? Did anyone actually think Benn was PED free? It surely couldn’t have been more obvious.

What a day so far..

and it's only 4pm!



Bit tired now.

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tony1234 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 07:42 Wonder what Senior will have to say about it ?

I wondered about that. I'm old enough to remember Senior asking for Michael Watson to be tested, which I'm sure he regrets.

maverick23 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:05

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:58

maverick23 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 10:44 Eddie’s said that him, Conor, Kalle and Junior have known about this for a few weeks.

Surprised they didn’t loop in the board and sort it properly with them rather than let it go so far down the road.

are you?

Hindsight’s great isn’t it but surely they would have known that this was bound to be leaked

my point is, he may well have known it would be leaked, but simply hoped (it seems to me) that it would be forced on the board at the last moment (relatively) and put them under a lot of pressure not to pull the plug so late in the game. especially with the fact that they can wave clean results from UKADA, and implicitly or explicitly legal action is always a potential factor.

IE I think he thought the board would be spineless and they wouldn't have the nerve to stand in the way of the fight at late stage.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:05 What can the BBBofC actually do.. If they go against their will and carry on?

Refs and judges get fines?

what's the worst they can do?

Can they actually stop it.

It'd have to taken place under some other authority. Boxers would not box without knowing there was insurance and medical protection of some form in place, which is why some other authority would be needed. BBBofC would most likely take their licences away. See https://bbbofc.com/build/documents/Rule ... s_2022.pdf, 4.12 and 5.15 for more details. But why would a ref or a judge choose to do so? Would make no sense to jump ship.