Conor Benn claims that he covered all of his own legal fees from his 2022 failed drug test.
After making the announcement in February, Hearn and Benn have spoken at length about one another as their business arrangement came to an abrupt end. Although the Matchroom Boxing promoter has been clear on his dissatisfaction with how the partnership ended, Benn has refrained from taking any serious shots at Hearn.
Among the various comments from Hearn about his former fighter was the promoter stating Benn borrowed money from him to cover his legal fees related to a failed 2022 drug test. Hearn insisted that Benn borrowed £500,000, but the fighter has since paid him back.Conor Benn reflects on the legal fees he faced amid drug test failure, Benn opened up about the legal fees he faced in the aftermath of a failed drug test. "I promised myself that I'd never be in a position again where I have to feel the way I felt because only I had to deal with that," Benn said. "Guess who it all fell on? Me. It all fell on me." Benn went on to say that all of these fees that he was faced with were dealt with by him, with no involvement from his former promoter.Conor BennThe 29-year-old also implied that he was not supported in any other regard during his legal battles. "No one called up and checked to see if I got food on the table. No one. I had to do that myself." Despite the ongoings between the pair, Benn has expressed a desire to maintain a relationship with Hearn. "We'll speak when this is done. I want to speak to him. Outside of business, we're friends... The thing is, it's so public. It can hurt people's egos. It's hurt them, hasn't it?" Benn also did not fully close the door on future collaboration with Hearn and DAZN. "One-fight deal, after that, I'm a free agent. I could do my own , I could go to Matchroom, stay with Zuffa. It's a short-sighted approach. The big noise was worth the one-fight deal.Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsDonal Long is a boxing journalist for KO On SI, hailing from Dublin, Ireland. Prior to joining SI in 2025, Donal graduated from Dublin City University with a bachelor's degree in media production management. He has also worked on sites such as SportsJOE, GiveMeSport, The Sportster, and Bloody Knockout. Donal has been a huge sports fan for all of his life, which has seen him travel throughout Europe to attend live events.
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