a force wrote: ↑18 Sep 2023, 16:23 https://www.ukad.org.uk/sanctions

Put the filter to boxing & look at all the redacted names. Scary stuff.

The redacted names are those that have served their bans; it’s the same for all sports.

It’s still scary stuff though, with the volume of failures being seen (or hidden).

I seem to remember reading that a former British and European bantamweight champion in the late 90s was fined a couple grand because caffeine was found in his piss in a post fight check. I think the board took a view that as caffeine is a diuretic it could be used to help shift weight. Does anyone ...

You suggesting a little overtrained? I thought he was blowing it if I am honest and he needed those last two rounds No, not over trained. Just pointing out that it wouldn't ordinarily be a 16 week camp - that a consequence of Haymon winning purse bids. Agreed - the last two rounds were needed. Howe...

James' camp wouldn't ordinarily be 16 weeks. He was given a date of April 25th as fight night and was working towards that. When Haymon won the purse bid, it made periodising training harder as James was expecting to be fighting in circa 4 weeks (at that point). Then, another 5 weeks were added to t...