“I Was Contemplating S**Cide”: Conor Benn Opens Up About the Heartbreaking Aftermath of the Positive Drug Test Situation

On April 11 last year, the WBA Continental Welterweight defended his title. He had in hand the next fight scheduled a few months later, in October. However, his failure to clear drug tests prompted the postponement. Now, talks of his return pick up with the resumption of the Eubank Jr. match. Conor Benn shares the thoughts and the sea of emotions that took him even to the brink of breaking point.

Undoubtedly, the last twelve months have been the most challenging time for the Greenwich, London-born Conor Benn, both professionally and personally. He has always insisted on his innocence, claiming the presence of the banned substance clomifene resulted from contamination or even lab errors. Early this year, WBC took a stand and cleared him from charges of ‘intentional doping.’

Conor Benn reveals his mental trauma

Benn has no license to box from the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). He remains under the United Kingdom-Anti Doping (UKAD) agency’s investigation. Nevertheless, the young boxer remains buoyant, and the latest developments, including the brawl with Kell Brook at the Katie Taylor-Chantelle Cameron ringside, reveal his optimism about a triumphant return soon.

But the cheery demeanor remained largely absent as he underwent the year-long ordeal. So much so that it even brought him to the point of no return. Speaking to The Times, UK, he said, “I didn’t realise how bad I was until I’d started to come through it. I was contemplating s****de. I was drinking. There was substance abuse. On the way to Piers Morgan my missus was in the car, and she just started crying. She’s like, ‘You didn’t answer your phone, and I thought you’d killed yourself.”

Even during his appearance at the ‘Pierce Morgan Uncensored,’ he shared what all he went through. When Morgan asked, “You were feeling s****dal?” Benn replied, “Yeah, I’d say so yeah yeah, and it upsets me now because I I don’t know how I got so bad. I got in a really bad way.”

However, on a positive note, he seems to have some help. Per a tweet from the Times Sports, a team of physicians and scientists appear to have discovered evidence pointing to Conor Benn not taking any banned substance.

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