If Britain's famous welterweight boxing rookie Conor Benn still wants to eat in the boxing ring, the past week has definitely been a day he wants to forget completely.
This week, at the WBC's annual meeting in Acapulco, Mexico, officials responsible for the rating of fighters within the WBC system revealed that the WBC had decided to remove the famous second generation Connor Benn from the WBC and had notified Connor Benn and his tournament promoter, Eddie Hearn's Arena Boxing Promotion Company, in written documents.
Also this week, the WBO, one of the four major organizations, issued a document asking Connor Benn and Eddie Hearn to visit the WBO headquarters in Puerto Rico within ten days to be questioned by the WBO officials.
Samir Vincent, chairman of the WBO Boxer Rating Committee, wrote in a statement: "WBO officials order that within 10 days of the issuance of this notice, you go to WBO headquarters to be questioned about whether to suspend Connor Ben in the welterweight rating. Failure to comply with this order will constitute a waiver of all rights under this Agreement and WBO will bring an action. ”
It is reported that the main reason why WBC and WBO officials made such a big move was because Connor Benn had previously failed a drug test before the match against Chris Eubank Jr., which was originally scheduled to take place at O2 in London on October 8.
In the urine samples submitted by Connor Ben, both tested positive for clomiphene, a drug banned by the international third-party agency VADA and the British Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD). Immediately after this, the British Boxing Control Council (BBBoC) announced the cancellation of the fight. Connor Benn's boxing license was also revoked and he was notified to await a hearing and subsequent investigation.
Prior to this, Benn was in the top five in all four major organizations' welterweight rankings, including fourth in the WBA and WBO and fifth in the WBC and IBF.
The IBF, which has always been known for strict law enforcement, immediately canceled Connor Benn's ranking in the IBF after Connor Benn's boxing license was also revoked. The WBA is close behind, and for now, Connor Benn is only left in the WBO rankings, though there should be changes after the inquiry on November 18. If Connor Benn does not produce valid evidence throughout the inquiry process (i.e., proving his innocence and the results of the entire drug test are problematic), then Connor Benn's ranking in the WBO cannot be saved.
In just one year, Benn went from a young talent ready to challenge for the welterweight world title to nothing. It also warns future professional fighters to stay away from illegal drugs.
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