onor Benn has relinquished his British boxing license and “allegations of misconduct” have been upheld in opposition to him.
Benn was attributable to face a British Boxing Board of Management listening to final week, after it was confirmed earlier this month that the governing physique was investigating him following a failed medicine take a look at.
Hint quantities of the fertility drug clomiphene, which elevates testosterone ranges in males, had proven up in a take a look at taken by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation (VADA) forward of his scheduled struggle with Chris Eubank Jr, which was known as off two days earlier than the bout was attributable to happen.
“On the morning of the listening to, Mr Benn voluntarily relinquished his licence with the BBBofC,” a BBBofC assertion learn.
“In accordance with its guidelines and laws, the board decided the allegations following the listening to at which Mr Benn was legally represented.
“The allegations of misconduct in opposition to Mr Benn have been upheld.”
Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed earlier on Wednesday {that a} assertion from the fighter is predicted earlier than the tip of the week, as he admitted the 26-year-old has a struggle on his arms to get his profession again on monitor.
“It’s a bit of bit troublesome for us as a result of Conor Benn has an ongoing authorized state of affairs and we are able to’t say an excessive amount of across the course of, as a result of it’s prejudice to his case,” Hearn defined to talkSPORT.
“Within the subsequent, I might suppose, 48 hours you will note a full assertion from Conor Benn round that authorized case along with his affirmation of all the very fact.
“Conor Benn is right away presumed responsible with none form of listening to, as a result of that’s typically the way in which it really works on this state of affairs and generally that’s honest, however he’s bought the large struggle on his arms to try to save his profession.
“So, by way of these sorts of info across the testing and the evaluation that can be heard in a court docket of legislation and in a listening to, it’s troublesome to remark.”
Further reporting by PA Sport.