Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn ‘postponed’ after lawyers run out of time to save legacy fight
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn has officially been “’postponed” after the latter returned a positive drug test in the weeks leading up to the fight.
It was revealed on Wednesday afternoon that Benn had returned an adverse drug test with banned substance clomifene found in his system.
Matchroom boxing and Wasserman Boxing released a joint statement at around 4pm on Thursday to confirm that the fight is off.
"After discussions with various parties, we have taken the decision to formally postpone the bout between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn," the statement read.
BREAKING: BBBoC say Eubank vs Benn is ‘prohibited as it’s not in the interests of boxing’. Boom. pic.twitter.com/mC164kc6Vy
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Despite this, Eddie Hearn, Kalle Sauerland and the fighters continued to insist during the public workouts on Wednesday that they planned to proceed with the fight.
"Let's see what today brings but to make one thing clear, I will not be promoting this fight with a foreign commission or alternative governing body on Saturday night," he stated via Twitter.
Matt Lawton of The Times has reported that lawyers were due at the High Court on Thursday afternoon to try to save the fight.
Eubank Jr meanwhile has been hard done to, working wonders to promote the fight and getting down to a weight he has not been at since he was a teenager.