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Liam Cameron has retired from boxing after failing to secure his licence again.



The 30-year-old hasn’t seen action in the ring since stopping Nicky Jenman back in April 2018.

Cameron tested positive for benzoylecgenine in the same month as his win over Jenman, at the Ice Sheffield, and was subsequently banned for four years by UK Anti-Doping.

The former Commonwealth middleweight champion and ex-IBO Youth super-middleweight champion made a stand, insisting he wasn’t guilty, and vowed to fight the ruling.

But as 2020 got underway, within the first week of January, ‘The Cannonball’ delved further into it while also noting that he wouldn’t be back in the ring any time soon.

“After all the money, time [and] emotions spent on getting my licence back, I’ve been informed it’s over for me as they are keeping with the four-year ban,” Cameron wrote when revealing the news on social media. “The judge says it’s very harsh of UKAD to do this to me and I was offered [a reduced ban of] 15 months to begin with, but there’s no chance. I’ll go down on my shield.”

Cameron leaves the sport with a ledger of 21-5 with nine quick and has already turned his attention to building a legacy outside of the ring.

“I have a full life ahead of me and I will get a gym and become a trainer,” he continued. “It’s been an amazing journey, [going] from a fat lad to ABA champion, IBO Youth champion, Commonwealth champion and IBF number 11.”

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UKAD quite harsh on some. 4 years for cocaine.

Whyte got away the second time.

So was it a PED or cocaine?

He was at his career best by far

I hate the lack of consistency in penalties for failed tests.

Seeing it regularly now in boxing and mma where lower tier guys get full terms whilst main eventers who bring in big money mysteriously get away with just a slapped wrist.

Seems you need to be a big money maker to get away with taking gear doesn’t it?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 Jan 2020, 20:25 So was it a PED or cocaine?

He was at his career best by far

Benzoylecgonine is a cocaine metabolite. Its in your piss for ~5 days after a session.

What is the full story here? I do hope UKAD hasnt just ruined this lads career for a few snorts at a party!

4 years for sniff yet 0 years for PEDs. Joke of an organisation

Really harsh. Didn't Fury get 2 years for the exact same. They do truly penalise the ones who don't bring much in.

People at UKAD no doubt have targets that they must reach to justify their existence and someone like this is just a pawn in the game.

Shame a petition or something can't be done.

Absolute shambles! The little guy gets fukked out the sport for a recreational drug and the fighters with clout behind them get away with fuckin murder! These organisations are neither fair nor consistent! Fuckin stinks!

Wonder if Alvarez did the same- what the punishment would have been for him

I don't think it's abut UKAD choosing to penalise lower-tier fighters over those that bring in the money, after all UKAD don't benefit from that money. Think it's more about how much money and clout the fighter has to defend the charges with, and the potential legal fees these would incur for UKAD.

Matt W wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 09:09 I don't think it's abut UKAD choosing to penalise lower-tier fighters over those that bring in the money, after all UKAD don't benefit from that money. Think it's more about how much money and clout the fighter has to defend the charges with, and the potential legal fees these would incur for UKAD.

Yeah Tyson threatened to bankrupt them and the next day they gave him a retrospective ban that covered his period of inactivity

Loada shite

He had already been warned by the board in previous months due to similar findings on a test he’d recently taken apparently.

Terminator666 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 08:16 Wonder if Alvarez did the same- what the punishment would have been for him

A ban ending just before May

Hi all this is a substance that can be Cocaine as well as other things, i new they was a drug test for my commonwealth title defence 8 week prior, 25 na grams was found down to dirty money of over 6,000 look online they was a old man bus driver he got is squashed also Hull rugby player got 4month with same substance

canonball1234 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 15:04 Hi all this is a substance that can be Cocaine as well as other things, i new they was a drug test for my commonwealth title defence 8 week prior, 25 na grams was found down to dirty money of over 6,000 look online they was a old man bus driver he got is squashed also Hull rugby player got 4month with same substance

Very unfair rulings mate. Hard luck on that one.

Terminator666 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 08:16 Wonder if Alvarez did the same- what the punishment would have been for him

The wbc would punish him by awarding him another specially made belt

canonball1234 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 15:04 Hi all this is a substance that can be Cocaine as well as other things, i new they was a drug test for my commonwealth title defence 8 week prior, 25 na grams was found down to dirty money of over 6,000 look online they was a old man bus driver he got is squashed also Hull rugby player got 4month with same substance

Is that a face tattoo mate

Matt W wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 09:09 I don't think it's abut UKAD choosing to penalise lower-tier fighters over those that bring in the money, after all UKAD don't benefit from that money. Think it's more about how much money and clout the fighter has to defend the charges with, and the potential legal fees these would incur for UKAD.

Exactly. What percentage of boxers can afford to instruct solicitors? Cannot be more than a few percent given how unequal earnings are.

canonball1234 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 15:04 Hi all this is a substance that can be Cocaine as well as other things, i new they was a drug test for my commonwealth title defence 8 week prior, 25 na grams was found down to dirty money of over 6,000 look online they was a old man bus driver he got is squashed also Hull rugby player got 4month with same substance

Didn't you fail a couple of tests over a period of time ?

Who cares about a bit of dip?

canonball1234 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 15:04 Hi all this is a substance that can be Cocaine as well as other things, i new they was a drug test for my commonwealth title defence 8 week prior, 25 na grams was found down to dirty money of over 6,000 look online they was a old man bus driver he got is squashed also Hull rugby player got 4month with same substance

I didn't understand any of that??

25 grams of what? And found where?
Dirty money? Like laundered money or money with drug residue on it?
6000 what?
What the old man bus driver got to do with it?

I have never ever failed a drug test your source are full of crap like ukad, 25 nanagrams was in my system, the bus driver I was talking about was tested and had the same substance in his system as what I had in mine,same drug test he was proven innocent because 95% of uk bank note are contaminated, he was also rewarded 40k,

Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 12:12

Terminator666 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2020, 08:16 Wonder if Alvarez did the same- what the punishment would have been for him

A ban ending just before May

canonball1234 wrote: ↑08 Jan 2020, 12:18 I have never ever failed a drug test your source are full of crap like ukad, 25 nanagrams was in my system, the bus driver I was talking about was tested and had the same substance in his system as what I had in mine,same drug test he was proven innocent because 95% of uk bank note are contaminated, he was also rewarded 40k,

Dunno how much it would cost, maybe you can find a no win no fee solicitor.
Sounds like you have a strong case