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      ‘If KSI wants to volunteer for his own death, I won’t say no’ – Jake Paul open to fight against YouTube rival

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      JAKE PAUL has opened the door to fighting KSI… as long as his boxing rival wants to “volunteer for his own death”. Paul is desperate to avenge the win KSI recorded over his brother Logan in their 2019 rematch.
      KSI was called out by YouTube rival Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul wants to avenge his brother’s loss to KSICredit: @mostvaluablepromotions
      But first he returns against UFC legend Anderson Silva on October 29 in his biggest test to date.
      Paul believes is sets up even greater nights ahead, but is happy to go over old ground with his greatest of enemies.
      He told MMA Fighting: “This opens the floodgates to a lot of competition, a lot of call outs, a lot bigger fights. It’s exciting.
      “However, if someone’s talking s***, at the end of the day, and I can step in there and knock them out and make a ton of money, like you said it’s prize fighting, so if KSI wants to volunteer for his own death, I’m not going to be the one to tell him no.”
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      KSI, 29, drew with Paul’s brother Logan, 27, in 2018 but won their rematch in the professional ranks a year later.
      The British YouTube, rap and crossover boxing star then returned after three years out in August.
      And he made up for lost time by farcically beating rapper Swarmz, 25, and so-called pro boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23, on the same night.
      Paul, 25, said: “He fought ‘two guys in one night.’ It was the cheesiest, stupidest thing. It was such a waste of everyone’s time and money.
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      “I have a responsibility to my fans to put on really big fights that are wars with really good matchups and that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”
      KSI revealed he plans to return in January, continuing to build on a future grudge match with Paul.
      The American himself has had a period of time on the sidelines after Tommy Fury, 23, and Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, pulled out of fighting in August.
      Paul faces his first opponent with prior boxing experience in UFC legend Silva, 47, who also has a 4-1 record in the ring.
      It follows from wins over KSI’s friend “AnEsonGib”, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 38, as well as former UFC pair Ben Askren, 38, and Tyron Woodley, 40.
      Paul said: “My level of opposition will just continue to raise.
      “That’s what I’ve done throughout my career, in each fight it gets harder and harder and harder and I encounter a new test and that’s what I have to do.
      “No one’s going to tune into my fights if I’m fighting someone they think I’m just going to beat. I don’t want to put on fights like that.”
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      Eubank Jr taunts Benn as he posts clip of rival slamming drug cheats for losing out on ‘biggest night of their lives’

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR taunted Conor Benn by posting a clip of his rival slamming drug cheats.The highly-anticipated blockbuster between Eubank Jr and Benn was officially postponed on Thursday after Benn failed a drugs test.
      Chris Eubank Jr took a swipe at Conor Benn following his failed drugs testCredit: Alamy
      In the clip from 2019, Benn slammed Jarrell Miller who missed his chance to fight Anthony Joshua

      News broke on Wednesday that his test returned an adverse finding of clomifene, a fertility drug that can boost testosterone levels in men.
      The British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction the fight.
      Despite Eddie Hearn’s best efforts with an appeal, the Matchroom chief eventually accepted it could not go ahead.
      And Eubank Jr wasted no time taking a dig at Benn on social media.
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      He tweeted a video where Benn is interviewed on Sky Sports after Jarrell Miller missed his chance to fight Anthony Joshua in 2019.
      Benn said: “I can’t believe it.
      “Biggest night of your life, biggest fight of your career and you get tested positive for a banned substance – it baffles me.
      “I’m not even at world level but my nutritionist has a go at me for taking Vitamin C tablets if they’ve not been tested.
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      “The team he’s got around him should tell him to check all his substances.
      “You’re earning a few good quid here – why put that to risk?”
      Eubank Jr captioned the cheeky tweet: “I mean I really just don’t have any words at this point.”
      The Brighton boxer also took to Twitter to apologise to fans after the O2 fight night was cancelled – and vowed to beat Benn if and when they do get in the ring.
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      He wrote: “Conor got caught using an illegal substance so the fight is off. Can’t believe it.
      “I really apologise to the fans and everyone that bought tickets, travelled and booked hotels, this should not of [sic] happened.
      “He has escaped his schooling… for now.”
      Eubank Jr – who called out Jake Paul to replace Benn – also revealed he had a random drugs test at his hotel room and proudly declared: “Ten years and never failed one #CleanAthlete.”
      Benn, meanwhile, pleaded his innocence once again.
      He wrote: “I am truly gutted that we were unable to make this fight happen on Saturday and I’m sorry to everyone who has been affected by the postponement.
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      “I am still completely shocked and surprised by this and it has been a tough couple of days.
      “My team and I will consider the next options including rescheduling the fight, but my immediate focus is on clearing my name because I am a clean athlete!”
      Benn is determined to clear his name and insists he is a clean athleteCredit: PA More

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      Chris Eubank Jr forced to take drugs test just hours after Benn fight KO’d by rival’s failed doping sample

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR was forced to take a drugs test just hours after his fight with Conor Benn was POSTPONED due to his rival’s failed doping sample.Saturday’s showdown was postponed after Benn failed a drugs test, with traces of clomifene were discovered in his system.
      Chris Eubank Jr was subject to drugs testing in his hotel roomCredit: Twitter
      Eubank Jr apologised to fans who bought tickets for the highly anticipated fightCredit: Alamy
      Conor Benn says he’s a ‘clean athlete’Credit: Alamy
      Benn was found with traces of clomifene in his systemCredit: Getty
      Clomifene is commonly used as medication to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate, but it can also increase testosterone levels in men, which is why it is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
      As a result, the British Boxing Board of Control pulled the plug and refused to sanction the bout.
      Benn has insisted he is a “clean athlete” despite the failed drugs test.
      Now rival Eubank Jr has also been subject to further testing, even after the fight was canned.
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      The 33-year-old was greeted by a random drugs test at his hotel room on the day the O2 scrap was postponed.
      He said on Twitter: “Just got back to my hotel room to be greeted by another random drugs test… which as always I’m happy to take.
      “10 years & never failed one #CleanAthlete.”
      A picture of samples being collected accompanied the tweet.
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      Eubank Jr has also apologised to his fans who had bought tickets and spent money to travel to the event.
      He tweeted: “Conor got caught using an illegal substance so the fight is off. Can’t believe it.
      “I really apologise to the fans & everyone that bought tickets, traveled & booked hotels, this should not of happened.
      “He has escaped his schooling… for now.”
      Matchroom issued the following statement: “After discussions with various parties, we have taken the decision to formally postpone the bout between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn.
      “It is undeniable that the British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to withdraw their sanctioning was procedurally flawed and without due process.
      “That remains a legal issue between the promoters and the Board which we intend to pursue.
      “However, whilst there are legal routes to facilitate the fight taking place as planned, we do not believe that it is in the fighters’ interests for those to be pursued at such a late stage, or in the wider interests of the sport.
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      “As promoters, we take our obligations and duties very seriously, and a full investigation will now need to take place.
      “We will be making no further comment at this time and news for ticket holder refunds will follow.” More

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      Eddie Hearn makes an art form out of hypocrisy and contradiction as he blames everyone else for Benn vs Eubank shambles

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      THERE is one man in boxing who never takes it on the chin — and that is Eddie Hearn.Even after his fighter, Conor Benn, failed a drug test and caused the postponement of tomorrow’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr, the promoter had the bare-faced cheek to point the finger of blame at the British Boxing Board of Control.
      Eddie Hearn has been playing the blame game after Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn was axedCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Hearn and Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter, Kalle Sauerland, held a press conference to confirm the fight was offCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Eubank Jr vs Benn will no longer go aheadCredit: Reuters
      Even by boxing’s snake-belly standards, this was low.
      News of Benn testing positive for Clomifene — a drug which boosts testosterone — emerged on Wednesday, swiftly followed by the BBBofC announcing their refusal to sanction the fight.
      Yet it was not until after 27 hours of furious wriggling that Hearn, and Eubank Jr’s promoter Kalle Sauerland, finally threw in the towel and called off the whole farce.
      That came in a statement which claimed the Board of Control’s were “procedurally flawed and without due process”.
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      Hearn claimed there would be “no further statement”. Then staged a press conference. Then refused to take any questions.
      Then blamed the media for reporting what he had told them the previous day — that he would seek an injunction against the Board and approach foreign commissions to preside over the fight.
      This is a sport which operates like the Wild West, but where the outlaws seem genuinely stunned when the Sheriff dares to flex his muscles.
      The Board was almost bankrupted by a lengthy legal process over Tyson Fury’s failed drug test but it has beefed up substantially since and is now capable of staring down major promoters such as Matchroom boss Hearn.
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      Benn had failed a test with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) but had passed tests with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) — which forms part of Hearn’s argument about a lack of “due process”.
      Yet, hilariously, footage emerged of a recent interview with Hearn, after a failed drug test for another fighter, in which the promoter asked: “What is the point of signing up for drug testing if, when you fail, everyone says ‘oh don’t worry about it, just let him fight’?
      “And the argument of ‘well it’s all right with UKAD’, it’s totally irrelevant. You’ve signed up for drug testing with VADA, the best testing agency, in my opinion, in the sport.”
      This elevated hypocrisy and contradiction into an art form.
      Benn vs Eubank was always a controversial freak show – two fighters cashing in on the fame of their fathers, Nigel and Chris Jr, in a catchweight contest which saw Eubank Jr slimming down to potentially dangerous levels and Benn beefing up, with some apparently illegal help.
      So had Hearn got his way and staged the fight, despite Benn’s failed drug test, and either man had suffered serious injury, the ramifications for British boxing would have been vast, even terminal.
      Yet Hearn, Sauerland and the two fighters had been due to hold a media conference in Canary Wharf on Thursday — only for that to be put back by several hours as the promoters scrambled for a solution.
      In the meantime, fighters due to appear on the undercard were left milling around in a Canary Wharf hotel lobby, starving to make their respective weight limits, not knowing whether or not they would be fighting on Saturday.
      These included Galal Yafai, Britain’s sole boxing gold medallist at last year’s Tokyo Olympics.
      The Brummie flyweight could never have imagined his hard-earned gong would lead to spending a day kicking his heels in an over-crowded hotel lobby listening to boxing journalists loudly interviewing each other.
      Another undercard fighter, Lyndon Arthur, only heard news of the postponement from the assembled media at 4pm — then immediately went to the lobby bar and ordered himself a large brandy.
      Benn’s actions may have scuppered a £25million fight between the sons of two famous fathers but these guys, fighting for relative peanuts after brutal training regimes, will have felt the cancellation most keenly.
      When Hearn arrived for that nonsensical press conference, at which the press weren’t allowed to confer, he started with an Essex-boy quip.
      “I was very tempted to slip out the back door for a beer but I wanted to come and see you guys,” he said, to stony silence.
      Mate, know your audience.
      Hearn claimed he had taken the decision to postpone the fight in the “best interests of boxing”.
       Which begged the question “then why hadn’t it been in the best interests of boxing 24 hours earlier, when the story broke? Or a couple of weeks ago, when Benn’s failed drug test is believed to have been taken?”
      Which are two of the many potential questions which ensured that no questions would be allowed.
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      Hearn disappeared soon after in a Rolls Royce and will now be looking forward to staging Benn-Eubank at a later date — perhaps in his new favoured destination of Abu Dhabi — for a shedload more cash.
      He ducks and weaves life’s punches better than Floyd Mayweather Jr, this shameless man.
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      Chris Eubank Jr vows to PUNISH Conor Benn for doping KO with pair still keen to reschedule £25m blockbuster

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR promised Conor Benn he will punish him for wrecking tomorrow’s £25million fight by failing a drug test.Benn tested positive for traces of Clomifene, which can boost testosterone, and the British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction the showdown.
      Chris Eubank Jr slammed Conor Benn after their boxing fight got axedCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun
      Chris Eubank Jr also apologised to the fans who had booked tickets for the fightCredit: Getty
      Promoter Eddie Hearn tried to overturn the BBBofC’s decision but was forced to eventually cancel under mounting public pressure.
      Gutted Eubank Jr, 33, who still wanted to fight Benn, said: “Conor got caught using an illegal substance so the fight is off.
      “Can’t believe it. He has escaped his schooling — for now.
      “I really apologise to the fans and everyone that bought tickets, travelled and booked hotels, this should not have happened.”
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      The sons of ring legends Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn were due to clash in a 157lbs catchweight bout at London’s O2.
      Benn, 26, apologised for the cancelled fight and vowed to clear his name.
      Shocked Benn tweeted: “I am truly gutted and sorry to everyone.
      “I am still completely shocked and surprised by this and it has been a tough couple of days.
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      “My team and I will consider the next options, including rescheduling the fight, but my immediate focus is on clearing my name because I am a clean athlete!”
      Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton waded in with a stinging verdict.
      The Northern Ireland star said: “Eubank Jr was boiling down to a weight he hasn’t been close to in years, with a contracted rehydration clause against a fighter that tested positive for a PED (performance enhancing drug).
      “Yet people still tried to make it happen. Let that sink in.”
      Incredibly, Hearn has blamed the BBBofC for him having to cancel the whole show, including the undercard.
      Exclusive broadcasters DAZN will have suffered a huge financial blow.
      The undercard fighters did not get as far as the Friday weigh-in, which usually triggers guaranteed  payment.
      But Matchroom boss Hearn will be under pressure to compensate them.
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      Benn failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) test.
      But he has not been suspended as that is decided by the UK Anti-Doping body (UKAD). They have requested access to the samples. More

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      Chris Eubank Jr calls out Jake Paul to fight in place of Conor Benn as Brit grudge match axed after failed drugs test

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR has challenged Jake Paul to replace Conor Benn after their grudge match was axed.The boxing showdown was thrown into doubt on Wednesday as Benn failed a drugs test and so the British Boxing Board of Control pulled the plug and refused to sanction the bout.
      Chris Eubank Jr has called out Jake Paul to a fight after his fight was axedCredit: Alamy
      Chris Eubank Jr challenged Jake Paul to replace Conor Benn on LondonCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      The boxers’ promoters, including Eddie Hearn, worked desperately to get the catchweight 157lb match back on.
      But a decision has been made that the bout is not going ahead after all, with SunSport understanding talks will be held to get it rearranged.
      YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul addressed the ongoing “fiasco” on social media and took a swipe at Hearn.
      The Problem Child tweeted: “I can’t wait to see all of the texts and emails between Eddie Hearn and all the parties involved in this fiasco.”
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      Eubank caught wind of Paul’s quip and offered to book him a flight to London for an impromptu match.
      The British star challenged him to replace Benn after he “fumbled AND crumbled under the pressure”.
      Eubank tweeted: “How about I get you a jet to the U.K tomorrow & we scrap at the o2 on Saturday for the fans that are now missing out because Conor Benn fumbled AND crumbled under the pressure. You come in as heavy as you want.”
      Paul, who is set to fight UFC legend Anderson Silva later this month, is yet to respond to the offer.
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      Amid the fall out from his cancelled bout, Eubank slammed rival Benn after a late bid to rescue the fight had failed.
      Next Gen also apologised to fans who had already booked tickets and made travel arrangements.
      Eubank tweeted: “Conor got caught using an illegal substance so the fight is off. Can’t believe it.
      “I really apologise to the fans & everyone that bought tickets, traveled & booked hotels, this should not of happened. He has escaped his schooling… for now.”
      Eubank also shared a clip of Benn speaking in 2019 about Jarrell Miller failing a drugs test that saw his world title fight against Anthony Joshua cancelled.
      Benn said that his “nutritionist has a go at me for taking vitamin C tablets”. More

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      Ricky Hatton says he has had ‘s******t birthday ever’ as Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn scrapped after failed drugs test

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      RICKY HATTON has claimed that his birthday has been ruined by the cancellation of Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr’s fight this weekend.The legendary “Hitman” turned 44 today and is currently preparing to step back into the ring himself.
      The cancellation of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn has ruined Ricky Hatton’s birthdayCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      The Hitman is celebrating turning 44 todayCredit: Alamy
      The former two weight world champion was originally set to return to the ring for an eight-round exhibition fight at the AO Arena Manchester on July 2.
      Hatton had shed a staggering two stone for it and even sparred with son Campbell to prepare – only for it to get called off.
      But his comeback is STILL ON after it was announced his exhibition fight with Marco Antonio Barrera had been rescheduled for November 12.
      Despite still being in training, he was set to celebrate his milestone today, only for the shock news that this weekend’s highly-anticipated clash between Benn and Eubank was off after the former tested positive for a banned substance. 
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      Hatton told iD Boxing: “With the news that I’ve just found out, I’m having the s******* birthday ever!”
      The boxing showdown was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after it emerged Benn had failed a drugs test before the British Boxing Board of Control pulled the plug and refused to sanction the bout.
      Just two days before the weigh-in it emerged Benn had failed a pre-fight drug test, which SunSport understands took place on September 23.
      The British bruiser returned an adverse finding for clomifene, which is commonly used as medication to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate.
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      However, it can also increase testosterone levels in men, which is why it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list.
      After the initial news broke, Hatton had said: “It’s a travesty to hear the news the main event might not take place, but everything has to be done for the right reasons – the safety of the boxers.
      “It’s just a shame because everyone on the bill including the main event has worked so hard.”
      Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has lashed out at British Boxing chiefs and vowed to take legal action.
      Eubank Jr hit out after a late bid to rescue the fight had failed by slamming his rival for “using an illegal substance”.
      But Benn has now vowed to clear his name and insisted that he is a “clean athlete”.
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      Meanwhile, Manchester-born Hatton retired after losing to Vyacheslav Senchenko in 2012.
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      Conor Benn vows to clear name after failed drugs test as he breaks silence over cancelled Chris Eubank Jr showdown

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      CONOR BENN has broken his silence after his showdown with Chris Eubank Jr was cancelled due to a drug test controversy.The fight was set to take place at the O2 Arena on Saturday night before it emerged Benn had failed a drug test.
      Conor Benn has broken his silence after his fight with Chris Eubank Jr was axedCredit: Alamy
      Chris Eubank Jr has already hit out at his rival after the bout was cancelledCredit: PA
      Eubank Jr hit out after a late bid to rescue the fight had failed by slamming his rival for “using an illegal substance”.
      Now Benn has taken to social media to say: “I am truly gutted that we are unable to make this fight happen on Saturday and I’m sorry to everyone that has been affected by the postponement.
      “I am still completely shocked and surprised by this and it has been a tough couple of days.
      “My team and I will consider the next options, including rescheduling the fight, but my immediate focus is on clearing my name because I am a clean athlete!!!”
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      The boxing showdown was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after it emerged Benn had failed a drugs test before the British Boxing Board of Control pulled the plug and refused to sanction the bout.
      Just two days before the weigh-in it emerged Benn had failed a pre-fight drug test, which SunSport understands took place on September 23.
      The British bruiser returned an adverse finding for clomifene, which is commonly used as medication to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate.
      However, it can also increase testosterone levels in men, which is why it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list.
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      Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has lashed out at British Boxing chiefs and vowed to take legal action.
      The promoter issued the following statement: “It is undeniable that the British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to withdraw their sanctioning was procedurally flawed and without due process.
      “That remains a legal issue between the promoters and the Board which we intend to pursue.
      “However, whilst there are legal routes to facilitate the fight taking place as planned, we do not believe that it is in the fighters’ interests for those to be pursued at such a late stage, or in the wider interests of the sport.”
      Eubank tweeted: “Conor got caught using an illegal substance so the fight is off. Can’t believe it.
      “I really apologise to the fans & everyone that bought tickets, traveled & booked hotels, this should not of happened. He has escaped his schooling… for now.”
      However, Eubank and Benn, 26, are said to still be happy to lace up the gloves at a later date.

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