The UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) has formally charged Conor Benn over his failed drugs tests and provisionally suspended him from fighting.
Benn, 26, twice tested positive for a banned substance ahead of last October's proposed catchweight bout against Chris Eubank Jr.
After UKAD's statement on Thursday, Benn - who relinquished his British boxing licence after testing positive - tweeted: "Another day, another attempt to create a headline with my name…
"I am involved in a confidential procedure and I have respected my confidentiality obligations. Yet each day brings a new leak and a misrepresentation of what's actually happening.
"There is no news. Being "charged" is a start of a process by which an athlete has to defend themselves.
"I have not been sanctioned by anyone & I'm not banned from boxing. I remain free to fight in events that are not sanctioned by the BBBoC. I don't even have a BBBoC licence."
UKAD's statement read: "UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) confirms that Mr Benn was notified and provisionally suspended by UKAD on 15 March 2023 in accordance with the UK Anti-Doping Rules.
