Daniel Omielańczuk has agreed to a “no fault” finding of his positive test for Meldonium this past July. The result is based on a January 2016 out-of-competition test. But, due to the change in WADA policy, he was kept on his last fight in July 2016. A portion of the USADA news release reads: Omielanczuk, […]
Drug Testing
Povetkin attorneys submit rebuttal report explaining VADA tests
World of Boxing has submitted a rebuttal expert to address the additional “raw data” supplied by the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory. The report is from Biochemist Dr. Douwe de Boer. Dr. de Boer reviewed the information including the rebuttal expert report from Wilder’s expert. Importantly, it includes review of Povetkin’s VADA urine drug tests from […]
Wilder claims non-produced email key to case
Meldonium is the key issue when attorneys for boxer Deontay Wilder and his promoter Lou DiBella square off against Alexander Povetkin and his promoter World of Boxing. In the latest filings, Wilder’s attorneys claim that Povetkin’s side withheld a damaging email it sent to VADA regarding Povetkin’s testing. Now, Wilder’s attorneys are seeking to introduce […]
Abreu retires from MMA after second flagged test
UFC middleweight Ricardo Abreu has retired from MMA after receiving another notice of a possible violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Abreau, already serving a 2-year ban, admits that he’ll probably fail this test and is leaving the sport. He cites depression as one of the reasons for his downfall. A portion of the UFC […]
Ledet notified of possible anti-doping violation
UFC Heavyweight Justin Ledet has been notified of a potential UFC Anti-Doping Policy violation. Ledet’s fight this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 103 had been taken off the event. The UFC statement on Justin Ledet: The UFC organization was formally notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Justin Ledet of a potential Anti-Doping Policy […]