Ward-Rodriguez tensions mount over drug testing
Edwin Rodriguez claims Andre Ward’s team ignored early requests to participate in random drug testing. Ward says Rodriguez didn’t negotiate properly.
read moreGoodman, Top Rank: VADA has twice tested Pacquiao, Rios
Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have each been randomly tested twice by The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, according to a statement released by the organization.
read moreLem’s latest: Steward remembered on Lampley’s ‘Fight Game’
The late Emanuel “Manny” Steward trained Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko and Mike McCallum among his seemingly endless list of current and former world champions.
read moreGoodman: Pacquiao, Rios have been tested by VADA
VADA founder Margaret Goodman said Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have been tested by her organization, but she declined to provide details on the results.
read moreTrainer: Golovkin will have a ‘short night’ vs. Stevens
Gennady Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez says that undefeated WBA middleweight beltholder will make short work of Curtis Stevens should a deal come to fruition for the duo to meet on Nov. 2 on HBO.
read moreLem’s latest: Matthysse calls Garcia ‘fight of my life’
Of the thought of victory over Danny Garcia on Sept. 14, Lucas Matthysse said, “I would be on top of the world.”
read moreQ&A Tapia: ‘I’m just a warrior’
“I’m not happy about my overall performance,” said Glen Tapia, who still sees room for improvement following Friday’s eighth-round TKO victory over Abraham Han. “I am happy with what I know has happened, which is that I got through it.”
read moreLem’s latest: Tapia’s KO of Han steals show
Junior middleweight prospect Glen Tapia won bloody clash of unbeatens by stopping game Abraham Han in a Friday Night Fights main event in Las Vegas.
read moreArum: Pacquiao, Rios to be randomly drug tested by VADA
Top Rank will pay for Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios to be randomly drug tested by The Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency, according to company CEO Bob Arum.
read morePeterson: ‘I prefer VADA’
IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson said “I think that VADA is a good thing for the sport,” adding, “hopefully I’ll use VADA after this fight.” Peterson failed a VADA-administered drug test going into his scrapped rematch with Amir Khan.
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