Have seen a few people suggesting this shows how much matchroom do for PED testing. Which I do get. Then you remember who they acted with Whytes Rivas fail and the Benn situation
For what it’s worth a world title fight last week with a fighter that previously popped had zero additional testing besides the regular commission ones. That’s how often other promoters test. Particularly in America. For another example Dubois vs Joyce had zero additional testing attached. Likewise Joyce vs Parker.
just for context; Serrano vs Hardy no additional testing Meyer vs Wildheart no additional testing Joyce vs Parker no additional testing Valdez vs Navarette no additional testing Dubois vs Joyce no additional testing Navarette vs Valdez no additional testing Okolie vs Light no additional testing Benn vs Eubank additional testing Taylor vs Cameron additional testing AJ vs Franklin additional testing AB vs linardatou additional testing Wood vs Lara additional testing See the theme?
Crazy that world title fights like Valdez vs Navarette and Okolie vs Light had no additional drug testing. Even Joyce vs Parker, remember a PPV fight, only had UKAD testing. Promoters definitely need to be questioned on this. I think Frank Warren and Ben Shalom don't bother due to the additional cost and that they can't afford for their shows to fall through. It doesn't even have to be VADA testing, there are other, cheaper and less stringent drug testing agencies available.
Sounds like she's got Benn's outlook on it aswell. Another battle ffs. It's like they are being picked on for no reason
https://x.com/michaelbensonn/status/1692139711232618929?s=46&t=z7X4Aru5hRPNoAzk5kU3oQ Cleared my ars*!
The moral beacons in drugs testing, getting their man off on jurisdiction. I'm convinced the reason matchroom used testing was to ensure the opponents weren't on anything and they'd found a way to deal with fails privately.
There's a common theme occuring with these boxers and their positive tests Boxer: "I would never cheat" "My previous two tests were all negative" "I'm going to do everything I can to clear my name" Promotor: "They need to go through the process now" "They need to be given a fair hearing" Essentially all that ends up happening is legal back and fors, mudslinging from the boxer's legal team, strangulation of the board and then ultimately it's all hush hush until it fizzles out or in Con Bent's instance, he finds some kind of loophole to exploit. Make no mistake about it though. These cuunts are all cheating and on PED's Does anyone know or can remember what the FCK happened to the previous Dillian Whyte positive test? The one where he fought Oscar Rivas?
Also UKAD and BBBOfc are appealing the decision by NDAP to lift his suspension Eddie Hearn says "Ohhh it's all about ego now" What the fack was it when Con Bent refused to go to the board with his findings, or refused to meet them and played hide and seek with them or when he withdrew his licence. What the fack was that if that wasnt ego as well, you lanky fack.