WBC Statement: As it has been widely publicized, a sample collected from WBC [female] super featherweight world champion Alycia Baumgardner on July 12, 2023 in connection with her July 15, 2023 title defense against Christina Lnardatou in Detroit, Michigan yielded an adverse analytical finding for a banned substance (the “Adverse Finding”). In compliance with the governing WBC Rules & Regulations and WBC CBP Protocol, the WBC undertook an investigation of the specific circumstances, health concerns, and legal precedent surrounding the Finding. The WBC convened its Results Management Unit that included experts in scientific, nutrition, and legal matters to investigate, analyze, and evaluate all the available facts and evidence, and to recommend to the WBC how to proceed in that particular case.
The WBC Results Management Unit provided Ms. Baumgardner’s team with sufficient opportunity to mount an extensive and vigorous defense of Ms. Baumgardner, which they did. The WBC fully evaluated Ms. Baumgardner’s position by, among other measures, engaged the services of an expert consultant and availing itself of the services of an experts nutritionist and a chemist. While there was sufficient evidence to support the validity of the anti-doping test that yielded the Adverse finding, the defenses Ms. Baumgardner presented put into question whether the Adverse Finding resulted from an intentional act, or from non-intentional contact with Mesterolone.
The final WBC Board of Governor’s ruling is based on: (1) the facts as known to the WBC at the time of the ruling; (2) generally accepted scientific principles applicable to the specific case at hand; (3) the interpretation of the information in the laboratory reports; and (4) credible, reliable, and relevant health-related and scientific literature.
Based on the Adverse Finding in Ms. Baumgardner’s A Sample, and considering all factors both sides presented, the WBC arrived at the conclusion that there was no conclusive justification to reject the accuracy of the Adverse Finding based on the evidence and arguments the Response and supplemental information presented. However, that same evidence and arguments do not conclusively support Ms. Baumgardner’s intentional ingestion of Mesterolone for performance enhancement purposes.
Accordingly, the WBC found Ms. Baumgarner not guilty of intentional ingestion or consumption of a banned substance for performance enhancement purposes, and confirmed her as reigning WBC super featherweight world champion. In addition, the WBC is ruling that: (1) the accuracy and validity of the Adverse Finding justifies placing Ms. Baumgardner on probation for one (1) year from the date the sample that yielded the Adverse Finding was collected, or until July 12, 2024; (2) Ms. Baumgardner shall be subjected to a series of random anti-doping tests at her own cost, which frequency shall be determined by VADA; (3) if there is an adverse finding concerning any of Ms. Baumgardner’s samples or a whereabouts failure during her probationary period and for 6-months thereafter, the WBC shall immediately and without further inquiry take immediate action against Ms. Baumgardner under the WBC Clean Boxing Program Protocol; and (4) Ms. Baumgardner and the WBC will work together to design and implement her participation in an anti-doping prevention program directed to active female boxers.
I was wondering what was going on with her situation. Time to either strip her or let her fight.
The WBC should be put on probation by boxing fans for ranking winless heavyweight novice Francis Ngannou ahead of undefeated contender Agit Kabayel.
Agreed, that’s shameful. Kabayel looks sharp.
As for Baumgartner, she’s got some ‘splainin to do. There are certain things you might get a pass on as weird, but an oral steroid without aromatization properties is a hard one. This stuff only shows up on a test for a couple days and, despite only moderate androgenic effects, wouldn’t be the kind of thing you’d encounter in some environmental exposure.
I don’t think wbc is wrong …now nganou gonna fight against Anthony Joshua lol
Forget about that kabayel
Now ngannou gona fight against Joshua
So wbc is not that wrong
Now is WBA
No one will ever completely remove illegal drugs from professional sports. My consternation on this subject really comes from the fact that there are so many drugs today that are banned, but were in fact, legal in past years or decades, however you’ll never see an asterisk by any of the athlete’s names in the record books.
There’s a side note to this whole discussion as well that is worth mentioning, wherein first world countries and their athletes have access to considerably refined and concentrated protein, amino, vitamin and mineral supplements, as well as other legal boost and recovery drugs and supplements that some countries or athletes simply don’t have access to. In this sentiment it could be easily argued that such conditions also create an uneven and unequal playing field in competitive terms. I suppose the simple fact of matter is all these agency bodies can do is try to guard against it, however, there is no way of completely stopping or even knowing who all is using performance enhancing drugs.
This isn’t hard. The problem is the tests administered are bullshit. A simple testing protocol is required. Simply measure two things: testosterone count and blood oxygen. If both tests fall in the “normal” range, you pass. No nonsense about what you took, when you took it, etc. If you’re too high, you fail… simple as that. If you fit in the normal range, who cares what you’re taking? You aren’t enhanced and getting some unnatural benefit. This should be easy-peasy, but $20 tests aren’t profitable for the idiot testing companies that need these things to cost $2k each.
Totally agree. Have you looked at the VADA Official Prohibited List? I made a copy from 2021 and it’s 10 pages long in 9 categories, typically 15 to 20 chemicals each, each with the statement “including but not limited to”. Then capped off with three “Prohibited Methods” – not sure how they test for these (e.g. gene editing and use of genetically modified cells)? There has got to be a better way to proceed.
2yr suspension.
the wbc always covers up for those drug cheats : canelo , valdez, and now baumgrarner. wbc just doesnt want to miss out on the sanctioning fees. i am surprised they dont just lower the drug levels so she passes the drug test like they did for canelo. Fraud.
Well a wbc has covered canelo and Chavez jr then you would not it happened. So you wrong
they cover for the fighters in terms of no consequences after the testing results , obviously they cant control the actual testing and results. but they did raise the clembutoral levels allowed after the canelo results.
Well as long as they did not fight , there is no problem
What penalties can they receive ???
Money ???
Time away from the ring ???
We all want to see fight canelo
So there was no wbc cover
Cover” would be to change the clenbuterol results to a negative instead positive
with all due respect you need a dictionary and /or translator
Clenbuterol is a fat burner
When did the WBC start handing out probation? She does look pretty ripped, guess may not be au naturel
Commissions and governing bodies stood and watched idly while Manny Pacquiao PED his way to the top!!! They all looked the other way for the sake of big fights, entertainment and box office numbers! Well the chickens have come home to roost…..