Benn admitted to two failed tests but insisted he was innocent of intentional doping and suggested it may have been because of contamination.
He was provisionally suspended from fighting in March 2023. After a lengthy saga, during which the ban was lifted then reintroduced following appeals by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) and the BBBofC, Benn was finally cleared to fight in the UK in November 2024.
Before that, he twice competed in the United States, earning unspectacular points wins over Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023 and Peter Dobson in February 2024.
But his reputation – back home, in particular – took a pounding.
Benn sent a 270-page dossier to the WBC that he believed proved no wrongdoing.
He was mocked by boxing followers when the WBC concluded the failed tests might have been caused by a “highly elevated consumption” of eggs.
A well-known restaurant even posted an image of a regular pizza topped with boiled eggs, alongside the caption ‘Conor Benn special’.
Benn limited his media interviews, but came close to tears while talking about a “vendetta” against him when speaking to Piers Morgan.
The reason for the failed tests remain inconclusive and we may never find out why or how clomifene entered Benn’s body.
Benn – who says he has spent £1m in legal costs – feels vindicated and does not see the need to release the dossier or the findings of his legal battle.
Yet his promoter Eddie Hearn says he expects his fighter to be jeered during his ringwalk, with some of the boxing public remaining unconvinced.
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