{"id":291815,"date":"2023-09-20T14:20:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291815"},"modified":"2023-09-20T14:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:20:39","slug":"conor-benn-will-make-shock-comeback-in-florida-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/conor-benn-will-make-shock-comeback-in-florida-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn WILL make shock comeback in Florida  on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BREAKING NEWS: Conor Benn will make a shock comeback in Florida THIS Saturday as he steps back into the ring for the first time since his failed drugs test last year<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conor Benn will return to the ring in Florida, USA on Saturday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will mark Benn&#8217;s first fight in 17 months following his positive drugs test<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 26-year-old boxer is also looking to face Chris Eubank Jr in a December bout\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conor\u00a0<span>Benn will be back in action this Saturday\u00a0<\/span>following his 17-month absence from the ring.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old will face Rodolfo Orozco on the undercard of Richardson Hitchins&#8217; clash with Jose Zepeda in Florida. Orozco hails from Mexico, and has a 38-fight record consisting of 32 wins, three defeats and three draws.<\/p>\n<p>Benn had been cleared to fight following the verdict of the UK Anti-Doping&#8217;s (UKAD) investigation into his failed drug tests last year. However, multiple sources told Mail Sport that both UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control triggered their right to contest the decision of the independent National Anti-Doping Panel.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, it remains to be seen whether Benn &#8211; who has maintained his innocence and spent &#8216;hundreds and thousands&#8217; on scientists to clear his name after traces of clomifene were found in his samples &#8211; can fight in the UK at present.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Benn is clear to fight abroad and wants to get back into the ring sooner rather than later.\u00a0 Therefore, the Destroyer will feature on\u00a0Hitchins vs Zepeda undercard in Orlando.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/15\/75338877-12509359-image-a-58_1694529880074.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Conor Benn (above) will be back in action on Saturday on the Richardson Hitchins vs Jose Zepeda undercard following his 17-month absence from the ring\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/15\/75339103-12509359-image-a-59_1694530176989.jpg\" height=\"635\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Benn will fight on the Richardson Hitchins vs Jose Zepeda undercard following his time out<\/p>\n<p>Matchroom announced Benn&#8217;s place on the card on Wednesday, with promoter Eddie Hearn tweeting: &#8216;It\u2019s time. This Saturday..he\u2019s back! @ConorBenn returns this Saturday on a huge card in Orlando live on @daznboxing&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The fight on Saturday could serve as a tune-up fight for Benn ahead of a potential clash with Chris Eubank Jr in December.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr and Benn had been set to renew an old family feud stretching back decades. They were due to face each other in October last year for a much-anticipated bout.<\/p>\n<p>However, on the eve of the fight it was revealed by Mail Sport that Benn had twice tested positive for the banned substance clomifene in the build up to the fight.<\/p>\n<p>The promoters of both fighters tried to keep the fight on, but when lawyers failed to obtain a High Court injunction the fight was shelved &#8211; leaving fans somewhat disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Matchroom confirmed the news, revealing the bout was &#8216;postponed&#8217; and insisted the Board&#8217;s decision to withdraw their sanctioning was &#8216;procedurally flawed and without due process&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, the pair are expected to go toe-to-toe in the future &#8211; with Hearn revealing<span>\u00a0talks for the Benn and Eubank Jr clash are already underway for December this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some fans are opposed to the match-up, but Hearn insists Benn is well within his rights to fight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When asked how he felt about the criticisms surrounding the potential fight between Benn and Eubank Jr, the Matchroom promoter said: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know what else to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s not suspended. He&#8217;s never been charged. He&#8217;s never been found guilty. What do you want me to do? Say okay well he won&#8217;t fight because you&#8217;re not happy about it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/15\/73891993-12509359-Benn_s_grudge_match_with_Chris_Eubank_Jr_left_was_axed_last_year-a-60_1694530375822.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Benn&#8217;s grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr (left) was axed last year after the failed drugs test<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s been through every process that has been asked of his and now he&#8217;s having to go through another one. He&#8217;s been cleared to fight and he could fight as early as two weeks time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Hearn went on to speaking about\u00a0the importance of Eubank Jr&#8217;s win over Liam Smith on the Benn fight. He said: &#8216;All of a sudden it takes Eubank vs Benn back to being bigger than ever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I text Kalle Sauerland on the morning of the fight saying please win or lose well. The fact that he won makes the Benn fight massive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are in talks for that fight in December. I am sure you are going to see that fight as the biggest fight for both. Hopefully we can get it over the line.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12512559\/Conor-Benn-make-shock-comeback-Florida-Saturday-steps-ring-time-failed-drugs-test-year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS: Conor Benn will make a shock comeback in Florida THIS Saturday as he steps back into the ring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conor Benn WILL make shock comeback in Florida on Saturday - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/conor-benn-will-make-shock-comeback-in-florida-on-saturday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conor Benn WILL make shock comeback in Florida on Saturday - 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