Benn, 25-1 (14 KOs), lost the first bout on points in April only to gain revenge, also on the cards, in the rematch seven months later. Yet it was what came before, when Benn failed two separate performance-enhancing drug tests in 2022, is perhaps when Hearn did his best work for Benn, now 29. The controversy resulted in the late cancellation of Eubank Jnr-Benn in October that year.
