Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Frank Warren backs BBBoC's decision to prohibit the fight

Frank Warren has backed the British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to prohibit Chris Eubank Jr‘s fight with Conor Benn from taking place.

His comments come after Benn, 26, returned an adverse result for the banned substance clomifene in a drugs tested carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).

Matchroom Boxing and Wasserman Boxing are reportedly doing everything they possibly can to make sure the event goes ahead as planned after the BBBoC refused to approve it.

However, Warren insists the board have made the right decision, as he claimed it’s not in “the best interests of boxing.”

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Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “What’s happening here is that the two boxers are going to earn a lot of money and can see it’s not going to happen. 

“They’ve trained hard. Eubank Jr is taking a calculated risk in as much saying ‘I don’t care if he’s taken it, I think I can beat him’. That’s where he’s at.

“The promoter wants it to go on, but that’s not in their best interests or the best interests of boxing.

“The Board has shown some integrity here if the fact is he’s tested positive. Nobody has denied that, but the bottom line is why have you signed up for VADA if you didn’t need to and were relying on the UKAD tests?

“Why pay the money out to have them tested?”

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Warren added he wouldn’t allow Eubank to fight Benn if he were in the same position as Eddie Hearn.

Asked if he would pull the fight, he replied: “Yeah I would. If something goes drastically wrong, what are you going to do about it? Where do you go with that?

“Everyone