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The Curious Case of Conor Benn's Positive Test for a Banned Substance

So I have questions.

Lots of questions.

The fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. was officially postponed on Thursday, a day after it was revealed that Benn tested positive for a banned substance. Benn-Eubank—a family feud that dates back to the early 1990s when their fathers, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr., famously fought twice—was one of the most anticipated fights of the year. Mainstream media loved it. Tickets sold out in under an hour. Promoters giddily predicted the fight to exceed one million pay-per-view buys.

And now it’s off.

And I have questions.