Comments Thread For: Duva Responds To Pascal's PED Testing Complaints

[BattlingNelson]

Khan is not enrolled in a year round VADA testing programme

He's a member of the British Boxing Board of Control who implement random year round tests. Same as Froch and Brook, dummy.

I just checked the BBBofC website, and I couldn't find anything at all about this random test protocol. Can you direct me to the exact page please?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I just checked the BBBofC website, and I couldn't find anything at all about this random test protocol. Can you direct me to the exact page please?

I've never looked on their website

[DoktorSleepless]

Kind of unfair to blame Kovalev, his manager has stated he is willing to undergo testing.

Duva doesn't want to take the financial risk, her smaller promotions company clearly can't afford the hit a cancelled fight would cause.

I don't see why Kovalev can't just enroll in VADA himself without Duva's approval.

[BattlingNelson]

I've never looked on their website

So how do you know? It must be very expensive for them.

[Ray*]

This answer present even more questions, Duva answers are shady to say the least.

[tokon]

Khan is not enrolled in a year round VADA testing programme

He's a member of the British Boxing Board of Control who implement random year round tests. Same as Froch and Brook, dummy.

VERY little random drug testing done in British boxing. Almost exclusively major title fights and that's about it.

[ShoulderRoll]

Pascal was even willing to pay for the testing out of his own pocket. It's shameful of Kathy Duva to be making these senseless excuses for Kovalev.

[BattlingNelson]

That argument won't work son. We have year round random testing over here, fighters even say that they'll turn up at your door at 4am unexpected and you have to test.

Khan is not enrolled in a year round VADA testing programme

He's a member of the British Boxing Board of Control who implement random year round tests. Same as Froch and Brook, dummy.

Well have you guys found a source for the BBBofC year round testing protocol?

I've never looked on their website

Above is the only thing so far. Does that mean you just made up that claim?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

So how do you know? It must be very expensive for them.

Because it's common knowledge. Unless everyone who has ever mentioned it is lying and the bans that have been imposed on fighters are fake.

They use an agency called UKAD (United Kingdom Anti-Doping)

VERY little random drug testing done in British boxing. Almost exclusively major title fights and that's about it.

Very little? Ok but that's better than none at all surely? No system is completely full proof but having some testing is better than the free for all that goes on in the United States.

If only major title fights were tested for then they wouldn't have caught someone like Larry Olubamiwo or Dillian Whyte since neither of them have fought for major titles.

[Foreign Soil]

They're exaggerating the effectiveness of the program. Price said the last time he was randomly tested was before he turned pro.