Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

Joshua looks roided out. He was 229 pounds in his 3 pro fight, right now he is 254 pounds of muscles, he is not clean, no way.

 

Hearn once said that Joshua will fight in the US only if he will be tested by UKAD, this sounds fishy to me.

 

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Erkan Teper defeated Lazaridis by wide UD.
Fight video inside the link:https://de-de.facebook.com/ErkanTeperOfficial/.

 

“My instructions from Anthony are that we want to retain all the belts," Hearn explained to the London Evening Standard.

“The WBA convention is going on right now and they are talking about possibly ordering an eliminator between Povetkin and Hammer for late December.

“That could mean AJ making a mandatory defence of the WBA in belt in March. If Ortiz appeals against his ban and is successful, it might take him longer to get ready for a mandatory challenge. So then that could be in the summer."

At the post-fight press conference attended by WBN late on Saturday night, Joshua himself stated the importance of completing every mandatory stipulation.

“I’m just focusing on keeping my belts. Whoever that is in the WBA list, that is who I have to fight unless I am told otherwise," he said.

“Do I give up belts so I get can get one particular fight. If I did, then after that it’s what do I do now?

“My next three fights will include an obligation where I have to defend the WBA belt. This is about the next 15 fights, the next five or 10 years. It’s a long-term strategy. I want to keep my belts by any means.”

This means any potential encounters with fellow titleholders Joseph Parker or Deontay Wilder are on the backburner until the WBA situation is sorted out.

Source: WBN

 

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Board of Directors voted in favour of the “Fair Boxing” program being implemented in a compulsory way in the regional and world fighting championships for the top 15 rankings of the organization.

During the second shift of the WBA Board Meeting, they agreed by voting that boxers for this type of fights should be enrolled in the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) program. The motion was proposed by the President of the WBA, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, as a way to achieve a fairer sport.

Mendoza invited all organizations that have not joined to work together with VADA, and do it now to the boxing’s benefit. The executive explained that being registered in the association’s program does not mean that fighters will be tested for each fight, but tests will be done randomly as it is done normally by VADA.

He also explained that if it is necessary, promoters can request tests before the fights and take charge of the costs arising.

After the motion was approved, the Board left the responsibility of creating a committee to manage and carry out the program on Mendoza’s behalf.

Source: box-scene

 

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