Chris Eubank Jr ‘doesn’t have any words’ after Conor Benn clip resurfaces
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chris Eubank Jr has said he doesn’t ‘have any words’ after sharing an old clip of Conor Benn reacting to a high-profile failed drug test in boxing, a day after the Britons’ bout was postponed due to an adverse finding in Benn’s own pre-fight testing. You’re earning a few good quid here, and why put that to risk?’” As a caption to the video, Eubank Jr wrote: “I mean I really just don’t have any words at this point.” Benn has maintained his innocence since returning the adverse finding and said after the fight was postponed: “I am truly gutted that we were unable to make this fight happen on Saturday and I’m sorry to everyone who has been affected by the postponement. “My team and I will consider the next options including rescheduling the fight, but my immediate focus is on clearing my name because I am a clean athlete!” Conor Benn has claimed to be a ‘clean athlete’ despite the drug test result Saturday’s main event was set to see Benn move up two weight classes, while Eubank Jr was due to cut three pounds more than usual. The fight was scheduled to take place almost exactly 29 years to the day after the pair’s fathers, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, rounded out one of the most storied rivalries in British boxing history.
