EDDIE HEARN is now trying to the longer term and what fights he could make for Conor Benn.
Yesterday, the 28-year-old had his provisional suspension lifted having failed two voluntary drug checks in 2022 for the banned substance clomifene.
The Nationwide Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) mentioned it was “not comfortably happy” that UKAD had proved that Benn dedicated a doping offence. On social media Benn declared he had been cleared of any wrongdoing and spoke of his pleasure about returning to the ring.
UKAD are reviewing the choice, nonetheless, and have 21 days to lodge an attraction.
Boxing Information requested Hearn if he anticipated it to be an ongoing state of affairs.
“I don’t know, actually. Who is aware of? I really feel prefer it’s fairly ultimate however anybody’s able to making any determination. For us now Conor will likely be right here tomorrow and we’ll put together to welcome him again to the large stage. British boxing has acquired a celebrity on its arms. For me, exterior of AJ and Fury, most likely the most important title, the most important star in British boxing proper now and may’t watch for the comeback.”
Benn will likely be in Philadelphia with Hearn throughout struggle week for Matchroom’s newest Stateside promotion which lands on the Wells Fargo Centre. The venue hosts a card headlined by Jaron Ennis who seems to be to retain his IBF welterweight title towards former opponent Karen Chukhudzhian.
It stays to be seen the place and when Benn will struggle subsequent. If he’s to struggle once more in Britain then the British Boxing Board of Management might want to reinstate his boxing licence permitting him to field within the UK as soon as once more.
There was a combined response to yesterday’s information with some welcoming Benn again whereas others nonetheless have questions and doubts. And regardless of the suspension being lifted Boxing Information requested Hearn if there was a scientific clarification as to why there have been two optimistic checks?
“This was a full listening to concerning checks, concerning all the pieces,” Hearn replied.
“The rationale you guys have been asking us questions for the final three months and we haven’t been capable of say something is as a result of that is how lengthy this course of has taken so the reply to your query is completely.”
When pressed on what that was he answered, “I can’t. You’ve simply had a full listening to from the NADP. They have been introduced with all of the info, they dominated he’s been cleared of any wrongdoing.”
When Benn does return it will likely be massive information and the expectation is he’ll face Chris Eubank Jr. Benn v Eubank was as a result of happen in October 2022 however the struggle was referred to as off after the drug check revelations. Hearn wouldn’t affirm a technique or one other who Benn will struggle subsequent however the welterweight needs to stroll again into one thing important.
“Conor’s directions to us is, ‘I need the most important struggle doable,’” Hearn mentioned.
“We all know that financially, actually from a profile perspective the Chris Eubank Jr struggle might be the most important struggle in British boxing exterior of AJ towards Fury. He can stroll into any struggle for a world championship at 147. Stanionis, Barrios, Norman, possibly Boots. He can have a prime 15 struggle at 147, I don’t see that. I feel he’s going to need to come again into a large struggle.
“It’s simply thrilling. We’ve acquired so many choices proper now and we’ve acquired to verify we make the appropriate one.”
