Erkan Teper: record, next fight and profile →
The German EBU member – BDB – have again had a change of status from being a full member of the EBU to a provisional member. This was decided on July 8 with a majority vote by the EBU Council.
When heavyweight contender Erkan Teper came back to the ring this past Sunday, he was still listed by both boxrec, Fight Fax and the EBU as still suspended.
As BoxingScene.com reported on Sunday, former EBU heavyweight champ Erkan Teper (16-0 or 15-0-0-1) returned to action after almost a year out in Lueneburg (Germany) and won a ten round unanimous decision over veteran Derric Rossy (30-12) of the United States. It was scored 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. The show was promoted by PSP Boxing and sanctioned by the BDB.
Former EBU heavyweight champ Erkan Teper (16-0 or 15-0-0-1) returned to action after almost a year out in Lueneburg (Germany) and won a ten round unanimous decision over American contender Derric Rossy (30-12). It was scored 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. The show was promoted by PSP Boxing and sanctioned by the BDB.
Former EBU heavyweight champ Erkan Teper (15-0 or 14-0-0-1) returns to action after almost a year out on Sunday (July 3) in Lueneburg (Germany) and take on American Derric Rossy (30-11).
Olympic bronze medal winner David Price is picking up the pieces after learning that his recent opponent Erkan Teper received a two-year ban from the sport after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
Erkan Teper will now pay a heavy price for the path he chose that led to facing David Price. The unbeaten heavyweight from Germany has been hit with suspensions by both the German Boxing Federation (BDB) and European Boxing Union (EBU) due to a failed drug test surrounding his knockout win over Price in July. The result of the fight was changed to a No-Contest on Wednesday, as officially reported to records keeper Fight Fax, Inc.
German paper Bild writes that Erkan Teper in fact was suspended for nine months (after an appeal it was shortend to six months) after the positive dopingtest after winning the EU title against Newfel Outah June 13, 214. However, the result was never changed, the EBU not informed and Teper was reigning EU champ until he relinquished the title November 27 the same year.
German newsagency DPA reports that former EBU heavyweight champ Erkan Teper tested positive for forbidden substances twice – the first time was then winning the EU title in June 2014 and then when beating David Price in July 2015. Neither case have been made public until now and both fights where supervised by the German EBU member BDB.
It has been reported in the Finnish press that former EBU Heavyweight Champion Erkan Teper failed a post-fight drug test after knocking out Britain's David Price in two rounds back in July. Teper was due to fight Robert Helenius, last weekend, however pulled out due to injury leaving the Finn to fight for the vacant title against Franz Rill. A bout which 'The Nordic Nightmare' won over a 12 round a unanimous decision.