Boxer Conor Benn Removed From World Rankings Following Failed Drug Tests

Boxer Conor Benn has been removed from the WBC world rankings following his two failed drug tests that cancelled his fight with Chris Eubank Jr.

Benn, 26, held the number five spot in the organisation’s welterweight rankings but has now lost his place pending the investigation of his failed tests for the banned substance clomifene.

The British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction his clash with Eubank Jr, which was set for October 8, and Benn proceeded to relinquish his boxing licence.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has now confirmed that Benn has been removed from their rankings, despite Matchroom Boxing requesting that he should be reinstated given he is yet to be officially suspended by any organisation. Sulaiman insisted the WBC are just following protocol and they have been in contact with Benn’s team regarding the matter.

“We have the clean boxing programme protocol,” Sulaiman told ES News. “We have [been] in communication with Conor Benn and his legal team, basically this is an issue that is going to be addressed. We have been in communication through the full investigation on the matter and tried to clean his name with this situation, but we have to do the [protocol].”