Doubts as BBBofC prohibits Eubank Jr vs Benn despite statement
It further informed that Benn had passed all doping control tests conducted by UKAD, including ones conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, the anti-doping authority to which the British Boxing Board of Control. Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely to boxing. It is believed Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black World heavyweight champion. LONDON — British boxing authorities said Wednesday the fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. cannot go ahead, hours after the boxers’ promoters said the bout was still on despite Benn failing a doping test. The Board, which oversees professional Boxing in the UK, said that fight is not allowed to take place after Benn failed a test for the banned substance Clomiphene.
The board's general secretary Robert Smith has insisted that "professional boxing cannot happen until normal NHS services have resumed." The British Boxing Board of Control has released a statement saying fights cannot happen while there is the chance an injury could put extra pressure on our health services. ' Len carved out a name for himself in booths, pubs and clubs in and around Sheffield, fighting for the love of it plus a few pence. After hundreds of fights and a move onto the professional circuit he eventually faced the legendary Hogan "Kid" Bassey who was on his way to becoming world champion.' 140pp. Saul Alvarez returns to the ring for the second time this year to take on Gennady Golovkin in what should be a thrilling bout between two of the most decorated boxers on the planet. Promoters tried to salvage the fight after Conor Benn tested positive for a banned substance.
Awful shame this as it’s the fight we’re all crying out for and it doesn’t make sense for Fury to fight anyone outside of Joshua or Usyk. Shavkat Rakhimov and Zelfa Barrett are in the process of finalizing a deal to fight for the IBF's vacant junior lightweight title on Nov. 5 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Find Opinion and insight about boxing by David Payne. The top destination for enthusiasts of all things Boxing. Aggregating all the news, pictures and videos that are being published across social channels. Follow WBN on Facebook @officialworldboxingnews, Instagram, and Twitter @worldboxingnews.
Last year, Anthony Joshua lost his unified titles in London after Oleksandr Usyk stretched him to the 12 rounds and won the fight via unanimous decision. Earlier, the promoters released a statement saying the fight would go ahead, despite the VADA results. Nick Young is the latest professional athlete to stray away from his sport and give boxing a try, and his debut on Saturday night did not go well. Tyson Fury's next bout will be a third showdown with Derek Chisora, not a matchup with Anthony Joshua, Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren told IFL TV on Monday.
The British boxing showdown is considered one of the biggest fights in some years. It has too much at stake to get canceled at this late stage. It is taken orally once daily, with a treatment course usually lasting five days. That’s despite knowing what the British Board had told them prior to a statement from the co-promoters.
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Not least the upcoming third showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin. We start with the ongoing developments with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua as the fight edges closer but still not quite close enough... We clear up the latest news regarding Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn, following Eubank Snr's claim that he is about to cancel the fight... We reflect on the all-female O2 card being pulled last Friday and the reasons why the British Boxing Board of Control felt they had no choice but to cancel all boxing events.
Benn has since passed a doping control test conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, the anti-doping authority to which the British Board of Boxing Control has delegated its doping control testing for the bout. The Rage on the Red Sea heavyweight boxer clash will be the first time Oleksandr Usyk will be defending his unified heavyweight titles. He is undefeated in his three matches in the heavyweight division after moving up from the cruiserweight category in 2019. Former Pittsburgh Steelers star, and nine-year NFL veteran, Le’Veon Bell is set to make his professional boxing debut against a former star from the UFC on the undercard of the Oct. 29. Benn and Eubank are set to meet in a catchweight battle at the O2 arena, which would be the third bout between the families after their father crossed swords twice in the early 1990s as one of the British Boxing's rivalries.
An opponent was confirmed for Whittaker's heavily speculated placement on the undercard of this weekend's Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Lucas Browne Bashes BBBofC After Proposed Daniel Dubois Clash Rejected Lucas Browne is at an age where most fighters are either retired or well on their way out the sport. A harsh decision made on his latest proposed fight could push him in that direction.