Matchroom VADA Testing, other Promoters?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by DramaShow, Aug 31, 2023.


  1. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    Only UKAD testing. Absolutely disgusting considering this is the biggest fight Boxxer have put on this year. I presume there was no additional testing for the first fight either. No wonder people on here seem to think all Matchroom fighters are on PEDs when it seems like they are doing more testing than Boxxer and Queensberry combined.

    Hopefully Ben Shalom can clarify the situation.
     
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  2. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They want Eubank juiced to cash in on a trilogy. The fix is in, who is the ref? Who are the judges? Cher ching.
     
  3. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    What's everyone's issues with UKAD testing these days?

    Is it even worth doing?
     
  4. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    I think it's because UKAD hardly test. Dave Allen said that UKAD haven't tested him for his fight yet. I'm not knowledgable about this but I believe in most scenarios UKAD only test after the fight and maybe once on fight week. That's why there is VADA and WADA (Drug Free Sport) to do more stringent, random testing during the training camps.

    Not a good look that this fight has no additional testing. I don't think Khan vs Brook had any additional testing either.
     
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  5. Dragon Punch

    Dragon Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Presumably neither fighter requested VADA. its also not a title fight of any significant description as far as I’m aware. It’s a domestic fight- there is nothing wrong with relying on UKAD in this situation.
     
  6. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I'm baffled as to why a service exists but yet there's a need to have additional testing from another company at all

    The initial service should be all that's required and if there is any flaws, fix them
     
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  8. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Like I said earlier fix the flaws with UKAD
     
  9. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    Well considering all the promoters know the limitations of UKAD, they should be paying for additional testing in the meantime. These are top level fights. I am interested to hear the response of the Boxxer and Queensberry defence league regarding this. I remember when people were giving Hearn stick on here for having no VADA testing for Cordina vs Rakhimov when there was extra testing from Drug Free Sport!

    I will be finding these posts and quoting them here soon.
     
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  10. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn’t whyte fail with UKAD previously but pass VADA?
     
  11. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Have fun finding these "pots"

    And thus trying to split an already segregated forum even more

    Does Boxxer even have a "defence league?" :risas3:

    And you say "the British Forum" has the agenda


    Anyway why don't British promotions pay to get UKAD up to scratch then? Which should stop the need to sub
     
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  12. Beale

    Beale Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is only a basic non title British fight and don't see what all the fuss is about.

    There is no Box Office elements to this fight and hopefully the public agree and ignore.
     
  13. Bfcad

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    Are you actually going to give up hours or your spare time to trawl through thousands and thousands of posts to find something to support or challenge your view? Seriously, how on earth do you get the time for that? Between my 9-5 and family commitments their isn't a great deal of spare time other than the occasional skim read and odd post, I don't know where people get so much spare time to spend on this kind of thing
     
  14. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's paid probably a penny a post to do it. Either that or he's a complete headcase
     
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  15. Work the body

    Work the body Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think UKAD have an annual budget of about 9 million to do the testing for every sport. No wonder boxers barely get tested.
     
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