World Boxing News Pound for Pound number ten Kazuto Ioka faces an uncertain future after testing positive for marijuana after his last fight.
The WBO super flyweight champion, who has won world titles at several weights, had an adverse finding from a title bout in December.
Ioka was making the second defense of his belt. He may not be in a position to make a third. That’s if the charge gets upheld.
Attorney Masanao Hattori believes may not be the case.
Hattori confirmed that the 32-year-old was positive for cannabis. He also outlined that the talented fighter had never taken illegal or illicit drugs.
According to The Japan Times, Japan’s Boxing Commission “consulted with the police after its mandatory test came back positive.”
Ioka currently sits above Gennadiy Golovkin, Vasyl Lomachenko, and Roman Gonzalez. All three are former number ones.
Thoughts?
