Conor Benn is dropped from WBC rankings - WBC's Response
Conor Benn is dropped from WBC world rankings. His return to the rankings had caused controversy as he still hadn't resolved his issues with the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) or obtained a British boxing license after failing drug tests last year. Benn had been temporarily suspended from fighting by UKAD when he tested positive for the female fertility drug clomiphene twice before a planned match against Chris Eubank Jr last year. However, the WBC reinstated him after accepting his explanation that his "highly-elevated consumption of eggs" was a reasonable cause for the failed test. Recently, Conor Benn is dropped from WBC rankings due to his extended period of inactivity in the ring. No specific date has been set for his return to boxing. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman mentioned that Benn can contact the WBC to explain his case and possibly appeal his ranking situation.
"The WBC ratings committee decided to remove Conor Benn due to the 15-month inactivity which is part of the ratings criteria. It seems there is no scheduled fight at this moment but Conor may contact the WBC to explain his case and his ranking situation may be addressed as a rating appeal [in] its process."Benn had expressed his relief at being reinstated by the WBC in a post on his Instagram account, though he also seemed to disagree with some parts of the sanctioning body's statement. He mentioned feeling frustrated with the ruling, as it led to further questions and negative speculation.
"The manner in which I've been cleared has seemed to create further questions and add further fuel to baseless negative speculation"It has been a while since Conor Benn's last fight, which was a stoppage victory over Chris van Heerden in April 2022. Altough, he showed pure dominance in the fight, he was unable to carry this momentum and inactive since been. On the other hand, Chris Eubank Jr, who was initially set to face Benn, has since moved on from that saga because of the problems around Conor Benn. Eubank Jr suffered a loss to Liam Smith in January but has a rematch scheduled with him on September 2 at the AO Arena in Manchester.
