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Chris Eubank Jr. never gave much credence to the possibility that Conor Benn is an innocent man. Now, after Benn appeared on a prominent British talk show to discuss his two positive tests for a banned performance-enhancing substance, Eubank says he does not have one iota of doubt that his adversary is anything other than guilty.
Promoter Frank Warren has acknowledged that negotiations for the undisputed heavyweight championship are still very much a work in progress. Tyson Fury, the WBC titlist from Manchester, England, whom Warren promotes, and Oleksandr Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF champion from Ukraine, have been in protracted discussions for the past few months to fight each other for all four heavyweight belts.
Stephen Espinoza says he will not stop trying to make Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford so long as both fighters are active. In a recent interview on the Boxing with Chris Mannix Podcast, Espinoza, the president of Showtime Sports, offered some measured optimism as it relates to cutting a deal between the two fighters for the undisputed welterweight championship.
British welterweight Conor Benn appears content with the idea of not fighting in his homeland anytime soon. In a widely publicized TV interview, Benn recently sat down with host Piers Morgan on TalkTV to talk about the two failed drug tests that have scandalized the British boxing scene and ground his career to his halt, marring his reputation.
Robert Garcia is standing by some harsh, if honest, words he made not long ago regarding his former client, former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Garcia, the veteran trainer out of Riverside, California, drew headlines last year after he described his then-charge as
If Charlo, whose twin brother, Jermell, is the undisputed junior middleweight champion, does indeed return to the ring at that time, it will likely be against an opponent of middling caliber. But the fight after that, Espinoza said, figures to be a far more “meaningful” one.
A representative for Manny Pacquiao is willing to believe that Conor Benn is a clean fighter, a view that could possibly go a long way to making a fight between the two welterweights.
Conor Benn may have garnered the kind of clarity needed to lure someone like Manny Pacquiao into the ring. Benn, the embattled British welterweight, was the recipient of some favorable news recently when the World Boxing Council wrapped up its investigation of his two positive drug tests by deeming that a “highly elevated consumption of eggs” was a credible explanation.
The boxing business may be fragmented beyond repair, but Robert Smith gets the sense that the top commissions in the world tend to see eye to eye on the matters that count the most.
Eddie Hearn doubts he can coax Adrien Broner into a promotional deal, despite the latter's free agency. In a recent interview, the head of Matchroom Boxing was asked to consider the prospect of entering into a partnership with the popular and brash multi-weight champion from Cincinnati, Ohio.