Why did Conor Benn relinquish his boxing licence? Read to know

British welterweight Conor Benn voluntarily relinquished his boxing licence after failing a drug test. The positive dope test also led to the scrapping of a match between him and Chrish Eubank Jr.

Conor Benn relinquished boxing license

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBBofC) released a statement regarding Conor Benn's boxing license. In the statement, the British Boxing Board of Control said they had upheld some allegations of misconduct against Conor Benn.
The BBBOfC summoned Benn on October 21 for a hearing regarding the same allegations. On Wednesday, in the statement, the British Boxing Board of Control said that on the morning of the hearing, Conor Benn came and voluntarily relinquished his licence with the BBBofC.





The statement from BBBofC said that as per the rules and regulations of the board, the allegations should be determined after a mandatory hearing with Conor Benn.

A boxing match between Conor Benn and super middleweight Eubank was canceled on October 6, just two days before the match was to be held at London's 02 Arena because the BBBofC said it could not go ahead.

In August, Conor Benn failed a drug test by Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) after traces of fertility drugs were found in it.

FAQs

What has been Conor Benn's reaction?
A statement was released on Benn's social media handle, saying that his sole focus is on clearing his name.

Why did Conor Benn relinquish his licence?
Conor Benn relinquished his licence after failing a dope test.