
Regis Prograis on Conor Benn: ‘It's Just Another Black Eye for the Sport’
Former 140-pound titlist Regis Prograis couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows when news of Conor Benn’s positive drug test reached him.

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Former 140-pound titlist Regis Prograis couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows when news of Conor Benn’s positive drug test reached him.

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Adrien Broner wasn’t too pleased when he heard that Conor Benn tested for a banned substance. The brash multi-weight champion from Cincinnati was often invoked as a possible option for Benn, the rising welterweight whose fight with Chris Eubank Jr., at a 157-pound catchweight, was axed earlier this month after it was

The CEO of Matchroom Boxing says it would behoove the British Boxing Board of Control to tighten up the language concerning some of its protocols, especially as it relates to drug testing, in order to avoid confusing situations such as the Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn debacle that recently transpired.