Conor Benn's Provisional Suspension Lifted

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Conor Benn: British fighter has provisional suspension lifted after two-year battle

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Conor Benn 's provisional suspension has been lifted after a two-year battle with UK Anti-Doping .

The unbeaten welterweight boxer tested positive for a banned substance, women's fertility drug Clomifene , in voluntary drug tests in 2022 .

Benn says he has been "cleared of any wrongdoing" and has always been "an advocate for clean sport" Benn is now free to resume his fighting career in the UK and plans to reschedule a bout with Chris Eubank Jr ..

"They would have liked to tidy the situation up quickly but he wanted to appeal, explore and provide his reasoning and evidence." Benn has fought twice in the United States with the most recent in February a unanimous points win over Peter Dobson in a welterweight contest in Las Vegas . Had he accepted guilt and a subsequent ban in the UK , however, it is unlikely American athletic commissions â who tend to side with sanctions handed to fighters by their international counterparts â would have allowed Benn to compete in the country..

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