Welterweight contender Conor Benn is unable to comment on reports that indicate the boxer has been provisionally suspended by UK Anti-Doping [UKAD].

Last year, Benn failed tested positive for a banned substance in two separate drug tests administered by drug testing agency VADA. The second of the two tests, led British Boxing Board of Control to cancel Benn's high profile October fight with Chris Eubank Jr.

On both occasions, Benn tested positive for female fertility drug clomifene, which is prohibited in and out of competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Both UKAD and the BBBoC are investigating Benn.

According to Daily Mail and Boxing News, Benn was provisionally suspended by UKAD on March 15.

Benn does not have a valid British boxing license and there have been heavy talks of him fighting overseas.

However, the British Board's General Secretary Robert Smith has made it clear that his organization would contact other commissions to discourage them from allowing Benn to fight - and the British Board would also turn down any and all requests from British Boxing license holders to fight Benn,

Benn, who aggressively denied that he intentionally took a banned substance, believes someone leaked out the information of his suspension.

"I can't comment on anything to do with UKAD other than to say that I am in touch with them. Someone at the BBBoC or UKAD obviously wanted to create a headline unlike the [Amir] Khan case where it was kept quiet for 14 months but this is nothing new," Benn stated on social media.

UKAD recently hit Khan with a two-year ban for failing a drug test in connected with his February 2022 encounter with Kell Brook.

Khan was cleared of intentionally taking a banned substance, but still punished due to UKAD's strict liability rule - where a boxer must face punishment regardless of their intent.

Benn, like Khan, faces the same strict liability rule. Regardless of the intent, Benn could potentially face a multi-year ban.