On September 26, 2019, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (“VADA”) reported to the World Boxing Council (“WBC”) that an “A” sample collected from WBC #1 super middleweight Avni Yildirim on September 13, 2019 in Big Bear, California in connection with a random collection under the WBC Clean Boxing Program (“WBC CBP”), gave an adverse analytical finding for the presence of DHCMT/ methylclostebol.
In light of the finding, and as part of the WBC’s Results Management duties, the WBC has undertaken an investigation of the facts that resulted in the finding including, but not limited to the: (1) circumstances surrounding the finding; and (2) history and properties of the substance(s) revealed by the finding.
In addition, Avni Yildirim and his team voluntarily agreed to hold an immediate evaluation meeting with an expert scientist approved by the WBC to conduct an in-depth analysis of the situation at hand. The WBC considers those steps necessary to achieve a conclusion of the matter consistent with the WBC Rules and Regulations and with the WBC CBP Protocol. The WBC will make an announcement in the near future about the results of its investigation and evaluation, and about the disposition of this matter.
Yildi may have just ruined his career, and without a doubt his reputation.
Do most boxers take drugs these days under the assumption that “everyone else is doing it, therefore I must also”? I’m guessing nearly all elite fighters feel the need to equalize the playing field despite the risk of getting caught. The ones that don’t get caught undoubtedly have the best masking agents.
Hate to believe you may be right. I still give the top boxers the respect and benefit of the doubt.
I don’t think that “most boxers take PEDS”. Its more likely a minority but unfortunately, most of those are high profile fighters. The higher the stakes, the higher the chance that people cheat. Human nature.
At the same time, all those who pay for fights of known PED cheaters are implicated. Most boxing sites still keep rating PED cheaters highly on their P4P lists and hype them up at any opportunity. So, there are many culprits involved in the cheating game, and not just the respective boxer. But its also human nature to single out just the one who does the act, instead of looking at the larger picture.
Ask Tyson Fury!
Important to get the drug test results right. Boxing is a dangerous sport, boxers who cheat using performance enhancers increase the chances of killing their opponents. This violation is worse than stealing from an employer. There can be no second chance for boxers who fail the drug test.
Everyone is on steroids or peds of some sort at the elite level..
Some get caught some dont.
Well…..run cheater, run. When this happens, the ones that are using same substances, more than sure run to find a better masking element. Hard to control this? Nah! Those ones that can stop this, just oversight the problem in order to protect the industry. Just an example (imaginary rule): If a boxer fails examples A, B, is suspended two years, with no chance to appeal, two years, period. One more time, banned for life.
Here is the question:Would they be willing to apply this law to a high profile boxer like Canelo Alvarez and throw in the process all the money involved in the garbage can?
Best solution? Oversight the problem and keep going in the business with some mild foldable rules
The Turk is going to come up with the excuse he ate contaminated Turkey meat.