{"id":3282,"date":"2022-12-13T14:29:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T14:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2022-12-13T14:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T14:29:40","slug":"conor-benn-positive-drug-test-truth-to-come-out-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/conor-benn-positive-drug-test-truth-to-come-out-soon\/boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn Positive Drug Test Truth to Come Out Soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>British Fighter by the name of Conor Benn says his team will provide proof of his innocence with the drug tests and &#8220;the truth will soon come out&#8221; following his positive tests for a banned substance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr was canceled due to a failed drug test that was taken via Conor Benns corner.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old tested positive for the female fertility drug clomifene but claims &#8220;contamination&#8221; was to blame. Stated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\">BBC<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"3qTZ5zuZS6hjcBSM8rVXrw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1242454113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'3qTZ5zuZS6hjcBSM8rVXrw',sig:'LNJ4yKl-hCKv4Im-BPIsDRpmzLs-QAOmByVRmRZ5FnE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1242454113',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been through hardships in my career before but nothing like this,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;I believe in life you go through adversity of all kinds but what matters most is how you respond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve stayed in the gym and continued to work extremely hard, staying positive. My team has proven my innocence and the truth will soon come out.&#8221; Said Conor Benn.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\">Due to this, the fight was canceled and the next time these two could fight again is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\">He is being investigated by UK Anti-Doping and the WBC&#8217;s Clean Boxing Programme.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1yp5isqkl1q.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><em><strong>Banner and Image Credit: <a class=\"mui-19sk0fy-a-underline-inherit-linkContainer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/FOTOKITA\">FOTOKITA<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Fighter by the name of Conor Benn says his team will provide proof of his innocence with the drug tests and &#8220;the truth will soon come out&#8221; following his positive tests for a banned substance. 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