Conor Benn cleared by WBC of intentional doping for ‘eating too many eggs’

CLEARED: Conor Benn had denied the intentional or knowingly ingestion of any banned substances. Pic: Yui Mok/PA

Conor Benn has been cleared by the World Boxing Council of an intentional doping offense after the governing body ruled a “highly-elevated consumption of eggs” was considered a “reasonable explanation” for his adverse finding.

The catchweight bout with Chris Eubank Jr scheduled for October 2022 was cancelled after trace amounts of a fertility drug, clomiphene – which is known to elevate testosterone levels in men – were found in Benn’s urine.