WBA Unveils 'Fair Boxing' - Their New VADA Drug Testing Program

[Ruthless-RKO]

The World Boxing Association officially introduced its "Fair Boxing" program, which the sanctioning body designed to combat the use of banned substances in boxing. The announcement was made at a press conference earlier today in Panama City, Panama.

Fair Boxing is a program that the WBA will regulate in a partnership with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).

All of their world champions and boxers ranked in the top five will be required to take part in the program. The program officially kicked off this past Saturday night in Germany, during the WBA title fight between Jack Culcay and Demetrius Andrade.

WBA President Gilberto Mendoza Jr. created the program to fall in line with the WBCs Clean Boxing Program, which is very similar and also run with VADA.

"This is possible thanks to the Medical Committee of the WBA, they met in Panama to make Fair Boxing come true. This is also the result of a working meeting with colleague Mauricio Sulaimán (president of the World Boxing Council) in which we talked about pre-competition anti-doping testing and how it is much more important than testing post-combat, because there are substances that are not detected after the fight," Mendoza said.

"However, we also intend to give training value. The solution is not to sanction the athlete, but to educate him so that this does not happen. That is why we are going to implement seminars and courses so that we can offer a complete project. We will also look for our medical team to be able to give you advice as to what medicine you can take to avoid unintentional errors that could harm athletes' careers."

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[ElJefe]

It's taken too long but it's a step in the right direction. The IBF and WBO should follow suit.

Also, why only the top 5? Should be the top 15 as with the WBC. Make it impossible to get a world ranking without signing up to VADA testing.

[Kalan]

This is collusion between the WBC and VADA to force more boxers to take year around mandatory "voluntary" testing -- in the guise of being good guys...

Every time they collect a sample they get paid... There's a 90% return because the tests cost thousands of dollars for the athletes but are cheap to do... You should be allowed to pick the WADA certified drug testing agency of your choice and not the one run behind the scenes by ex-con PED pusher Victor Conte.. who was convicted and imprisoned for distributing PEDs.. The fox is in charge of the hen house..

I expect more shenanigans out of VADA and more Eastern European athletes coming down with “positive” tests, destroying more promotions in Moscow and elsewhere.

[BitPlayer]

It's taken too long but it's a step in the right direction. The IBF and WBO should follow suit.

Also, why only the top 5? Should be the top 15 as with the WBC. Make it impossible to get a world ranking without signing up to VADA testing.

Probaby just cost