Conor Benn 'fails drugs test' to plunge fight against Chris Eubank Jr into doubt

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The Mail report that Benn has tested positive for banned substance clomifene, which is used to treat infertility in women but can increase testosterone in men.They report that the test was carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, with the substance in question prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.READ MORE: Conor Benn would celebrate victory over Chris Eubank Jr by painting and decoratingThe fight has been put at risk but it is not yet known whether the situation will lead to a cancelation of the bout which comes 30 years after their fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank faced off for a second time.The Mail add Eubank Jr still wants the fight to go ahead, despite his father recently calling for a fan boycott due to fears about his son's weight cut.Back in January, welterweight Benn was briefly removed from the WBC world rankings for not enrolling in their clean-athlete programme.At the time Benn said in a statement: "The World Boxing Council (WBC) have temporarily removed me from their January rankings and have requested in order for me to continue being ranked under the WBC governing body I must officially enrol in the WBC Clean Boxing Program supported by VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association)."I can confirm I have instructed my team who are now in the process of enrolling me.

I wanted to address this personally for the boxing community and my fans."It's important to me as a professional athlete to enrol in a clean testing programme and play my part in keeping our sport safe along with having my name stated in top five positions across all governing bodies."The 'born rivals' are due to face off at a 157lb catchweight at a sold out O2 with the fight also on PPV.Eubank Jr is set to fight at a career.