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23rd February 2023
10:42am GMT
The 26-year-old originally claimed that he had been contaminated and has declared his innocence repeatedly online.
In a full statement, the WBC said it found "there was no conclusive evidence that Mr. Benn engaged in intentional or knowing ingestion of clomifene".
"There were no failures in the procedures related to sample collection, sample analysis, or violations of Mr. Benn's B Sample rights that would justify questioning or invalidating the Adverse Finding, and Mr. Benn's documented and highly-elevated consumption of eggs during the times relevant to the sample collection, raised a reasonable explanation for the Adverse Finding."
So, according to these findings, the reason Benn failed the two tests was due to a "highly-elevated consumption of eggs", something that has never happened before in boxing.
The British Boxing Board of Control said it was aware of the WBC's findings but added: "Whilst the BBBofC wishes to make clear that it respects the WBC, the WBC is a sanctioning body and not a governing body.
"The decision of the WBC does not affect the ongoing implementation of the BBBofC's rules."
The WBC intends to work with Benn and his team in the future to "avoid the risk of a future adverse finding caused by nutritional factors".
Promoter Eddie Hearn said Benn was "ready to resume his career".
"This is now about finding places for Conor Benn to box," Hearn told the Boxing Social podcast.
"Conor Benn can box anywhere in the world, but to box in the UK he has to go through a process, and we don't know how long that process is going to take.
"He's in the gym. He's been in the gym for the last six weeks. He's ready to fight."
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