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Amir Khan has offered claims regarding his positive drug test that appear to be at odds with what United Kingdom Anti-Doping has presented to the public.
Robert Smith, the head of the British Boxing Board of Control, expressed his frustration with the seemingly slow-moving process to resolve cases involving fighters with positive drug tests in the United Kingdom.
As far as Kell Brook is concerned, his animus for Amir Khan is back in full force. British welterweights Brook and Khan were bitter rivals throughout their careers, but they made peace after their highly anticipated showdown one year ago in which Sheffield’s Brook stopped Bolton’s Khan in six rounds.
Canelo Alvarez has heard it all before. If the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico was impressed by the latest performance from David Benavidez, he did not show it during a recent media workout ahead of his title defense against John Ryder May 6 at Akron Stadium in
Jermell Charlo apparently has come around to sharing the same viewpoint as Errol Spence Jr. In a recent interview, Charlo, the undisputed junior middleweight champion from Houston, Texas, expressed interest in the idea of fighting his friend and training mate Spence, the unified welterweight champion from Desoto, Texas.
Amir Khan is flabbergasted by the revelation that he may now have to spend the rest of his years branded as a drug cheat. The now retired former unified junior welterweight champion from Bolton, England, is concerned his legacy could be ruined for good after it was revealed Tuesday that United Kingdom Anti-Doping slapped him with a backdated two-year ban stemming from a positive drug test administered shortly after his stoppage loss to rival Kell Brook on February 19.
Matchroom Sports founder Barry Hearn believes it would behoove Anthony Joshua to partake in "two or three more warmup fights" before he takes on Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua doesn’t think he should be faulted for defeating Jermaine Franklin via points rather than stoppage. On Saturday night, in London’s O2 Arena, Joshua handily outpointed Michigan’s Franklin over 12 rounds. Scores were 118-11, 117-111, 117-111 for the Brit.
Roy Jones thinks Chris Eubank’s recent upset loss might compel him to become a better listener. The Hall of Fame fighter and trainer of the polarizing British middleweight suggested in a recent interview that his charge might become a less obstinate student in the wake of his knockout loss to countryman Liam Smith.
Diego Pacheco believes his promoter has an appealing in-house match-up on his hands. Pachecho, the highly regarded 22-year-old super middleweight prospect from Los Angeles, boosted his appeal last month with a dominant stoppage over veteran Jack Cullen at Echo Arena in Liverpool.