Eddie Hearn attempting to secure boxing licence for Conor Benn in US

Eddie Hearn has approached numerous commissions in the US about the possibility of obtaining a boxing licence for Conor Benn even though investigations into the fighter’s positive results for clomifene in two separate tests last year remain incomplete.

Clomifene can boost testosterone levels by up to 50% but Hearn told the Guardian he believes Benn will receive an American licence in “a couple of weeks”.

A source had informed the Guardian that Hearn’s company Matchroom Boxing, which promotes Benn, had reached out to Jeff Mullen, the executive director of the Nevada Commission, to discuss the granting of a licence to the British fighter. Contacted by the Guardian to verify this information, Hearn said: “We’ve spoken to a number of commissions about moving forward with licensing Conor, but have not made any official applications yet.”

Hearn added: “I will only look to get him licenced in countries that have some relevance. For example it’s very likely his next fight will be in America, so we move forward with an American commission. Also his family live in Australia, and he spends a great amount of time there, so Australia could be an option. I’m not going to Luxembourg or somewhere that doesn’t have relevance to his career. There have been preliminary talks with [US] commissions … about a month ago.”

Hearn was asked to clarify whether or not he had spoken to Mullen in Nevada last week in the wake of a WBC ruling which said ithad accepted what it called a “reasonable explanation” that Benn’s positive test had been caused by a “highly-elevated consumption of eggs”. Hearn said: “It’s not my field. I believe our legal team may have had a conversation with Nevada. I honestly don’t know. But we also have calls scheduled with