Lenroy Thompson Suspended For One Year, Says USADA
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended a boxer who it says failed three times to meet requirements for his whereabouts so he could be found for out-of-competition drug testing.
The agency said Sunday that an independent arbitrator found 23-year-old Amateur Lenroy Thompson, of Lenexa, Kan., violated whereabouts requirements three times in 18 months.
He has been suspended from the sport for one year.
All of his competitive results will be disqualified dating to Nov. 9, the date of his third whereabouts failure.
Lenroy won the US title in 2008 and 2010 and the Golden Gloves 2009 at super heavyweight. He was considered a serious contenter for the London Olympics in 2012 and frequently fights in pink to show his commitment to and involvement with the Breast Cancer Awareness Program.
In the amateurs, he beat such fighters as Tor Hamer and Bryant Jennings.
