UKAD has stated it won’t enchantment the Nationwide Anti-Doping Panel’s determination to clear Conor Benn.
The NADP stated it was “not comfortably happy” that UKAD had proved Benn dedicated a doping offence after failing two voluntary drug checks in 2022 for the banned substance clomifene.
On November 6 Benn wrote on social media of the NADP’s determination to raise the provisional suspension and the cost towards him being dismissed. Nonetheless, UKAD nonetheless had 21 days to enchantment. Yesterday, that three-week interval expired. Right this moment, UKAD, introduced their determination to not enchantment the NADP’s determination.
It additionally added in its assertion revealed on-line, “As with anti-doping instances and in accordance with the UK Anti-Doping guidelines, the World Anti-Doping Company (WADA) has a separate proper of enchantment and an prolonged deadline to file any enchantment.”
If WADA don’t enchantment then Benn can be free to renew his profession. Ought to he come again to battle within the UK for the primary time since April 2022 he’ll want his British Boxing Licence again. Right this moment, the British Boxing Board of Management wrote, “The British Boxing Board of Management is conscious of a press release launched right this moment by UK Anti-Doping (“UKAD”) in relation to the choice of the unbiased Nationwide Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) dated sixth November 2024 regarding skilled Boxer Mr. Conor Benn.
“The British Boxing Board of Management can affirm that it’ll not be interesting the choice of the NADP.”
