By Zach Arnold/ FightOpinon.com We have all heard about the Lamont Peterson/Amir Khan fight getting cancelled. When you heard that the cancellation was due to Peterson failing a drug test due to detection of synthetic testosterone, you probably groaned. You may not totally understand what that exactly means, but you …
Read More »Official Statements: Lamont Peterson & Amir Kahn
Amir Kahn’s Official Statement: Photo: Hogan Photos/ Golden Boy Dear Fans, No one was more shocked and upset by the cancellation of next week’s fight than me. I had been training hard for almost eight weeks and was ready to put on a dazzling performance and win my belts back. …
Read More »VADA statement regarding Lamont Peterson drug test disclosure
Statement from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association: VADA’s mission is to help protect the health and safety of athletes who are willing to demonstrate their commitment to clean sport. As a voluntary organization, we depend on those who share our vision to help rid boxing and MMA of PEDs. VADA understands …
Read More »History to be re-written at AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Qinhuangdao 2012
AIBA PR & Communications Department sent out the following: Qinhuangdao, China, 10 May 2012 – The 7th edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships will be held in Qinhuangdao, China, where record number of boxers and countries are expected to participate. With women’s boxing making its debut at the …
Read More »Jackie Kallen On Boxing: Steroids Rear Their Ugly Head Again
By Jackie Kallen The stink of steroid use in boxing rises again. This stench has appeared and disappeared many times over the past couple of decades. From the early Evander Holyfield days to the current Peterson mess, there have always been rumors (some confirmed) about steroid use among fighters. When …
Read More »David Haye vs. Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora: 20,000 Tickets Sold Already
By Johnny Walker Without hype, something terrible happens – nothing! BoxNation promoter Frank Warren’s contention that he is giving the boxing public the fight it wants to see was strengthened today by the news that the upcoming heavyweight contest between former WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye and Dereck Chisora, …
Read More »Lamont Peterson vs Amir Kahn 2 Cancelled, Peterson Tests Positive
Golden Boy sent out the following: LAMONT PETERSON VS. AMIR KHAN II CANCELLED UNIFIED JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH SCRAPPED AFTER PETERSON TESTS POSITIVE FOR BANNED SUBSTANCE LOS ANGELES, May 9 – A failed pre-fight drug test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), coupled with the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s …
Read More »British Boxing Board of Control Condemns Haye-Chisora Fight, Threatens Warren
By Johnny Walker The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) has predictably reacted with rage to yesterday’s announcement by BoxNation promoter Frank Warren of the upcoming heavyweight scrap between David Haye and Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora, to be held July 14 in London. The promotion is titled “Licensed to Thrill,” …
Read More »Ex-Philly Fighter Anthony Fletcher, Railroaded 2 Decades Ago, Sits Forgotten in Pa. Cell
By Ivan G. Goldman Anthony Fletcher, ex-lightweight from Philadelphia, ex-soldier, and a victim of deplorably sick justice, is a discarded member of the boxing fraternity who was railroaded and forgotten 20 years ago by an out-of-control District Attorney’s Office. Entombed in a tiny death row cell inside SCI Greene Prison …
Read More »Full BBBoC Statement on David Haye vs Dereck Chisora Fight
It has come to the attention of the Stewards of the British Boxing Board of Control that the Luxembourg Boxing Federation is considering putting on a promotion within the jurisdiction of the Board between Dereck Chisora and David Haye. The Stewards condemn any attempt by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation to …
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