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Conor Benn
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
All-rounder set to become the team’s youngest-ever men’s captain in an international match
ON THE back of the Conor Benn failed drugs tests, given that we now know he failed not one but two Vada tests for the same banned substance — the woman’s fertility drug clomifene — boxing has come under the kind of scrutiny that the sport’s movers and shakers most definitely will not have welcomed.
Regardless, it has been a long time coming and who knows at this juncture where it will end? This particular question carries even more significance because of the claims made by Benn’s sports doctor, one Dr Usman Sajjad, in podcast interview last year.
He claimed that you would have to be an idiot to fail a test for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in England, before going on to state that he believes between 80 and 90 per cent of professional boxers are regularly taking them.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
