Conor Benn will resume his career after the World Boxing Council ruled his failed drugs test was down to ‘highly-elevated consumption’ of eggs.

The female fertility drug clomifene was found in his system after failing two voluntary drugs test before his scheduled contest with Chris Eubank Jr in October.

The UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control have still to complete their investigation meaning he is unable to fight in the United Kingdom as he does not have a boxing licence.

The 26-year-old previously blamed “contamination” for the findings. His defence outlined there was a fault with the VADA testing laboratory, but that was rejected by the WBC.

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.”

The BBBofC 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.”