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title: "Conor Benn Admits To “A Lifetime Of Regrets” Over Handling Of Failed Tests"
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published: "2023-05-01T21:13:02Z"
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# Conor Benn Admits To “A Lifetime Of Regrets” Over Handling Of Failed Tests

Conor Benn has admitted to making mistakes in the doping drama that has engulfed his career.

[The undefeated welterweight twice tested positive for a banned substance in 2022](https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1230854/conor-benn-tested-positive-twice-speaks-out-innocent-drugs/), and has been attempting to clear his name ever since.

In an interview with [Boxing News](https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/conor-benn-exclusive-theres-a-lifetime-of-regrets-in-the-way-ive-dealt-with-this/), Benn discussed the emotional struggles that the case brought on.

> “At one stage I was down and out; I was broken and there was no point of return. The hardest fight is life. I could have never foreseen this. I could have never predicted it. I could have never thought I’d be in this situation.”

That grief, he says, led him to coping with the situation in a way that he now regrets.

> “It shocked me, and there’s a lot of regrets, the way I dealt with this. There’s a lifetime of regrets in the way I’ve dealt with this.”

How would he do things differently? For a start, he’d satisfy the fans who so desperately wanted more information.

> “I’d give the public an explanation. The public wanted an explanation. I think I turned a little bit bitter towards the boxing community; a bit bitter towards the public and the way they reacted. When it’s like, “I’m one of your own; give me a minute; I live by the sword; I live this life; I’m about this life; I do nothing but want to deliver entertainment for the British public”.
>
> So for me it was, “Wow, you guys are going to turn that quick? Give me a chance”. Just give me a chance.”

Benn went on to say that providing more information to boxing fans was tough since he himself can’t explain what’s happened. He still vehemently denies having drugs in his system.

[Now under provisional suspension from UKAD](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/ukad-confirm-conor-benn-charge/) and the BBBofC and awaiting a hearing, the 26-year-old will be given the chance to say what he has to.