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By Jake Donovan - Merely winning his first major title isn’t enough for Jessie Vargas, who sees more belts and conquests in his future.
Nor does the unbeaten super lightweight wish to toe the line when it comes to the current state of drug testing in boxing. The first defense of his 140 lb. title reign – versus unbeaten Anton Novikov on August 2 in his Las Vegas hometown – will come with the security of random drug testing as conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).
At least for one fighter.
“I always looked up to top fighters who want to clean up the sport,” Vargas (24-0, 9KOs) said of the decision to enroll in 24/7/365 random drug testing. “It's something to admire. In a sport like this, it needs to be clean. It's a very fun, yet competitive and physical combat sport.
“The fighters should be clean. Any fighter who chooses to do steroids, they're cowards. They don't have confident in their own talent. They can't rely on their own physical attributes so they look for ways to get that advantage.”
The decision comes shortly after dethroning previously unbeaten Khabib Allakhverdiev this past April. The feat came on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s return to welterweight prominence, handing Tim Bradley his first loss to avenge a controversial defeat from nearly two years ago. [Click Here To Read More]
Nor does the unbeaten super lightweight wish to toe the line when it comes to the current state of drug testing in boxing. The first defense of his 140 lb. title reign – versus unbeaten Anton Novikov on August 2 in his Las Vegas hometown – will come with the security of random drug testing as conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).
At least for one fighter.
“I always looked up to top fighters who want to clean up the sport,” Vargas (24-0, 9KOs) said of the decision to enroll in 24/7/365 random drug testing. “It's something to admire. In a sport like this, it needs to be clean. It's a very fun, yet competitive and physical combat sport.
“The fighters should be clean. Any fighter who chooses to do steroids, they're cowards. They don't have confident in their own talent. They can't rely on their own physical attributes so they look for ways to get that advantage.”
The decision comes shortly after dethroning previously unbeaten Khabib Allakhverdiev this past April. The feat came on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s return to welterweight prominence, handing Tim Bradley his first loss to avenge a controversial defeat from nearly two years ago. [Click Here To Read More]
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