Benn fails drug test

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by themaster999, Oct 5, 2022.


What excuse will be used for the failed test??

Poll closed Oct 13, 2022.
  1. Kid Galahads brother spiked his protein shake

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  2. Conor benn 'accidentally' took his sisters fertility pill, he thought it was a paracetamol

    31 vote(s)
    53.4%
  3. No case to answer. Completely reasonable to be seeing a testosterone specialist 4 hours away

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    37.9%
  1. Erik

    Erik Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Exactly. This failed test didn't come out of the blue and wasn't in the least bit shocking to those of us who have been saying for a while that the improvements Benn has made were as a result of juicing.
     
  2. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Relationships are not my forte Full Member

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    What do you do if you are Benn now? Do you stick to your guns and go after the WBC and VADA because you believe that contamination is the issue and not eggs as the WBC alluded to? He's got enough fires to put out without taking them on as well.
    Threatening the BBorBC with legal action and tearing up his licence probably wasn't the smartest move. Would it not have been better
    to speak to them at the hearing ,state their belief the test was inaccurate, and ask for them to not pass judgment yet until he argues his case with the WBC and VADA giving them full transparency of evidence? At least that way he wouldn't make an enemy out of the BBofBC and push them into a corner.
     
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  3. Erik

    Erik Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why wouldn't he make such claims? We know for a fact that him (and Hearn) have lied at every step along the way since this broke and said many things that could open them up to legal action. It was only one failed test, not a client of Dr Usman, team Eubank were fully informed of everything etc etc. So why would he be telling the truth now?
     
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  4. A.Casual

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    It's getting closer to be interesting now, but has the name of the lab been publicised yet ? I don't know if that currently stops the lab in question firing back and clarifying anything about the process, but VADA might think they need to though with any luck. There's still a B-sample in storage I think, presumably from the second failed test.

    I reckon I might get the popcorn in early just in case there's none on the shelves if/when this kicks off proper.
     
  5. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I just assumed the fighters he were fighting were semi retired and thats why he was KOing them. Then when he it came out he had pissed dirty it made complete sense
     
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  6. Erik

    Erik Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He's now saying that VADA took his samples and he was clear, but they then tested them again at a later date for some reason which is when he got popped, so that is when the contamination must have taken place. But also the WBC's team of scientific experts did their thorough investigation and concluded that is was indeed some dodgy eggs or egg based supplement that caused the positive test. Although he never claimed it was eggs that caused him to fail, apart form in those interviews and the documents his team put together for the legal case. But anyone bringing that up is just a hater who doesn't believe his truth.

    It all makes perfect sense.
     
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  7. write_mem

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    I think the lab is Kings College London if it's in the UK, I'm sure it's the same lab for UKAD and VADA
     
  8. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Also, this happen TWICE with two seperate failed test. Poor Conor
     
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  9. A.Casual

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    Dunno, in his tweet he states "his scientist flew across the world" (paraphrasing) to attend the B-sample testing, obvs his scientist could be from a land far, far away and flew to London I suppose. Would they go to a "home" lab by default, or an "away" one to avoid ... political complications? Dunno what the process is.
     
  10. alpo1

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    This destroys his argument.

    It's most likely something else he was taking got contaminated with trace amounts of clomid. And the only people who'd get things contaminated with clomid are roid dealers like that Dr who went into hiding.
     
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  12. A.Casual

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    The unintentional clomifene doesn't help getting away without a 2-yr ban in the UK, never mind proving that he did get it unintentionally. Despite his BS his best future earnings are surely based on fighting in the UK aren't they? So I'm guessing he still has to go for the labs being at fault. I agree he's done himself no favours at all with the BBBoC, ... actually ... he's just done himself no favours with anybody.
     
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  13. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Only person in the past 12 months who have had a worse year with publicity is Vladamir Putin
     
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  14. Erik

    Erik Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To me the claims are too outlandish for highly paid lawyers to come up with as a defence. You do not make up things like how often a sample was tested negative and then again tested to find a positive result. You do not make up a story of someone being locked out of a B sample testing process when legally its there right to be there.

    These claims can easily be refuted by the testers/labs involved. You just don't think these kind of things would happen and would be ridiculous for any athlete to claim such bad practice without having the receipts to back it up.