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WBA strips and suspends Pascal

The World Boxing Association (WBA) withdrew the light heavyweight champion status from Jean Pascal after he tested positive for banned substances and suspended him for six months.

Pascal was supposed to defend his title on June 6th against Badou Jack, who was ranked number 9 at the time. However, on May 14th, during testing conducted by the WBA Clean Boxing Program through VADA, Pascal tested positive for epitrenbolone, drostanolone, and drostabolone metabolite.

Pascal and his team were informed of the situation and given the opportunity to open the “B” test, as established on the WBA rules.

As stated in WBA rule C.45, no boxer who has tested positive for a banned substance can be ranked, retain a title or participate in a WBA sanctioned fight within six months of the test.

For that reason, the title held by Pascal is now vacant and the fighter is subject to random testing, at his own expense, during 2021 and under the direction of the WBA Medical Committee and the WBA Championships Committee.

Any interested party may request a reconsideration of this decision under the WBA Rules.

Is he now crowned the WBA Champ in disgrace?

milpool wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 12:46 Is he now crowned the WBA Champ in disgrace?

Gotta keep up the sanctioning fees.

milpool wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 12:46 Is he now crowned the WBA Champ in disgrace?

Don't give them any ideas.

Jean Pascal:

VADA? beside of boxing people who knows abt VADA?? WADA USADA everybody knows them

hmmm, maybe he shouldve stuck with wada and usada

that thread title makes the wba sound kinky

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑13 Jul 2021, 06:28 that thread title makes the wba sound kinky

Kinky bastards

6 months is a bit harsh, WBA are ruthless when it comes to drug cheats

I know his titles been taken away now but is he an ex champ now or is his title fight also scratched from the record??

Jean Pascal continues to deny knowingly taking performance enhancing drugs

Pascal recently tested positive for a number of banned substances, scuttling his scheduled fight with Badou Jack.

Jean Pascal is seemingly hard-pressed to come up an explanation for terribly flunking a VADA test in May that forced a cancellation of his rematch with Badou Jack, and has now released an open letter to the public indicating his embarrassment over the issue.

In Pascal’s letter, which was transcribed by RingTV, the fighter acknowledges that he let his fans down but remains adamant that he didn’t intentionally take any performance enhancing drugs.

“I didn’t knowingly take any illegal substances, but at the end of the day, I’m responsible for what’s in my body so that blame is on me. I take the blame. I hold myself accountable and this is never going to happen again”

Pascal would continue by saying that he will submit himself for random 365-day testing from this point onward before promising a return to prominence.

“I will be back on top soon, I see another championship around my waist next year, I can visualize it, now it’s just time to work hard and dedicate myself so I can achieve it.”

Whether or not Pascal actually manages to work himself back to a world championship level fight remains to be seen, particularly at age 38, but boxing has seen stranger things happen.

Death knell for Pascals career

Pascal and his trainer Stephan Larouche have parted ways.

Should not WBA make Krasniqi the regular champ, now?