![]() ![]() (b) any failure to comply with an order made by the Board or an Area Council (a) any breach of these Rules and Regulations This states: 'For the purposes of this Regulation misconduct shall mean conduct detrimental to the interests of boxing or the public interest and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing shall include: That decision was made due to the 'unfair and biased procedure' team Benn insist the British Boxing Board of Control have put in place.īenn insists the Board were happy to keep the fight on despite knowing about the findings, only to change their minds just two days beforehand - without officially banning him - and then handing him misconduct charges and a £50,000 fine.īenn's team state the 'allegations of misconduct' are not related to his failed VADA test In accordance with the Board's rules and regulations, licences remain valid from the date of issue and continuing annually, but only upon the payment of the required renewal fee - which Benn has clearly now chosen not to do. They also explained his British boxing licence had already expired, with Benn simply opting not to renew it. His promoter Eddie Hearn has echoed these sentiments. Do I look like an idiot?'īenn and his team have blasted the British Boxing Board of Control's 'unfair and biased procedure' they have put in placeīenn's team - in a statement released shortly after the Board's on his social media platforms - insisted the allegation of misconduct is not in relation to his failed VADA drugs test. Why would I take the biggest fight of my life, sign up to VADA - voluntary anti-doping - and then take this substance? If you Google this substance, it stays in your system for months. It’s not what I stand for, it’s not what my team stands for. The only thing I can think of is contamination. Why would I take something then? Trace amounts were found. I signed up to VADA in February, so it doesn’t make any sense. I’ve been a professional for seven years and never failed a test. I’ve passed all my tests in and out of camp. 'I passed all my UKAD tests, which people aren’t talking about. My innocence will be proven, it has to be. But the way it’s been blown up has affected me so much. 'I thought, "We’ll get to the bottom of it". 'I was informed (of the first fail) and I thought, "It’s probably a faulty test'," Benn told The Sun. With his acceptance into the pretrial program, that motion becomes moot the program is an alternative to criminal conviction, sentencing and incarceration.Īndrade is the WBO middleweight champion, with a 29-0 record with 18 knockouts, and is set to fight in a non-title bout in late November, according to ESPN.Benn is adamant that he will clear his name despite revealing he has failed two drugs tests (The Providence police said they strictly prohibit racial profiling.) Andrade also glanced nervously at a floorboard area, where officers later found a gun inside a bag, police said.Īndrade had a license to carry in New Hampshire, where he now lives, but not in Rhode Island, his lawyer said.Īndrade had previously filed a motion to suppress in the case, raising the possibility of racial profiling. 6, 2018.Īn officer saw Andrade, the driver of the New Hampshire-registered car, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, appearing nervous, a police report said. ![]() Pine said the gun incident “was a very innocent mistake.”Īccording to a police account of the case, an officer saw two Mercedes cars, one with Massachusetts plates and one with New Hampshire plates, stopped in the middle of Coggeshall Street early on Dec. “Demetrius is a role model in the community,” Pine said. Pine said he wasn’t sure what sort of community service Andrade would do, but said he’s always helped the city he hails from. ![]() The program will last a year, but could be shortened if he fulfills his community service obligation sooner, Pine said. Pine said the attorney general’s office objected, but didn’t put on the record why. Superior Court Judge Maureen Keough accepted Andrade into the program on Friday, according to court records. ![]()
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