Unbelievable how he hasn't been stripped of the WBO. Definitely some shady business going on with Alimkhanuly/Top Rank and the WBO The division is awful enough as it it, without it being held up for another year. So it'll be Denzel Bentley vs Savendraa for the Interim WBO title. And probably Etinosa Oliha vs Shakiel Thompson for the vacant IBF title, as they are ranked the highest with the IBF.
Haha wtf, Ngamissengue had his chance and he failed miserably. He's not even ranked in any of the organisations top 15!
I suppose rules are rules, and if Meldonium is a prohibited substance then Janibek has broken the rules by having it in his system. Saying that, as far as doping offences go this is on the lower end; there is very little in actual evidence to suggest Meldonium has performance enhancing effects.
It's not even much of a ban. These blokes are only boxing around 1 time per year anyway. What's likely to happen is now he's out of the pool he'll roid even more and come back stronger Like you said, only in boxing.
Per the KPBF’s (Kazakhstan Professional Boxing Federation) report, the substance entered his system after emergency medical treatment in May. Medical documentation showed he was treated for a transient ischemic attack and prescribed Ripronat, a medication legal in Kazakhstan that contains Meldonium. The commission determined that Alimkhanuly was negligent “to a minimal degree” and imposed the six-month suspension. Sources were from two different boxing websites, not sure I can link them here though.