Conor Benn has this week launched footage of him hitting the pads poolside while on vacation in Australia, doubtlessly indicating {that a} return to the ring may be across the nook.
Benn has all the time pleaded his innocence over the medication check saga and promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he would quickly be “making a transfer” almost about the younger welterweight’s profession, regardless of no official ruling being issued of but by the WBC.
And the video of Benn coaching, which was posted as a narrative to his official Instagram account, may properly be an indicator of the 25 yr previous’s intentions.
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Shockwaves had been despatched across the boxing world after information emerged of Benn’s failed VADA check in September, with the story breaking simply days out from his legacy defining combat with Chris Eubank Jr.
The bout was in the end cancelled, and Benn opted shortly after to not renew his British Boxing Board of Management [BBBoC] license, leaving his future up within the air.
It then got here out that Benn had returned a second constructive VADA check over the summer time, sparking questions why it had not been made public data. Benn’s staff have since despatched a 270 web page doc to the WBC, assured it is going to present the proof wanted to show his innocence.
Hearn has mentioned in current interviews that Benn can be again in motion by this summer time “on the newest,” and even {that a} combat within the spring is a risk. The Matchroom promoter additionally revealed the 4 names Benn is focusing on for his comeback, which incorporates Kell Brook and Chris Eubank Jr.
If the Londoner is to be on the receiving finish of a ban, it will be backdated from the primary failed check in July, that means Hearn’s prediction may show to be right.