Eddie Hearn has been in discussions with lawyers to try and keep Conor Benn against Chris Eubank Jr. on Saturday.
British Boxing Board of Control [BBBoC] The plug was pulledAfter Benn’s August positive drug test, the fight continued.
In a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test, he was found to contain trace amounts of the female fertility drug Clomifene.
Since then, he has passed all UK Anti-Doping Tests and both fighters are happy to continue the fight.
The BBBoC, however, prohibited the fight and stated that it would not sanction the fight.
A statement read: “On the evening of 4th October 2022, the Board of the British Boxing Board of Control Limited resolved that the contest between Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn scheduled to take place on 8th October 2022 is prohibited as it is not in the interests of Boxing.”
Hearn stated that he was in talks with lawyers to keep the fight going, insisting Benn is not being suspended.
He said on Wednesday: “We’ve just seen the British Boxing Board of Control’s statement, which is pretty straight forward.
“It’s with the lawyers going backwards and forwards right now. Both fighters agreed to undergo a number of tests in order to fight.
“The UKAD testing, which is obviously the testing agency that the British Boxing Board of Control use and are governed by are all clear and negative.
“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.”
He added: “Conor Benn is not suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control, ultimately he can’t be, because he passed all the tests from UKAD.
“But clearly the British Boxing Board of Control will take a position on it, we’ll deal with the lawyers.”
Hearn may also seek a High Court Injunction to preserve it.
