US EditionWill Lawrence Okolie Fight Tony Yoka? British Heavyweight Fails Drugs Test Days Before Paris Boxing Bout
Queensberry said the 33-year-old heavyweight could face a ban of up to four years after an adverse analytical finding in VADA testing.
- On Monday, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association informed Queensberry that heavyweight Lawrence Okolie returned an adverse finding ahead of his scheduled Saturday fight against Tony Yoka in Paris.
- Okolie attributed the finding to medical treatment, writing on Instagram: "Before anyone starts imagining the worst, following my bicep injury last year, I sustained an elbow injury on the same arm during this camp."
- The 33-year-old boxer faces a ban of up to four years unless he can prove he was not to blame for the positive doping test.
- Yoka, Okolie's intended opponent, previously served a one-year ban imposed by the French anti-doping agency in 2018 for failing to provide samples three times in a one-year period.
- This development impacts the British heavyweight landscape, where Okolie operates under Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions alongside contenders Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois.
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British heavyweight Lawrence Okolie has returned an adverse finding in an anti-doping test, forcing the cancellation of his scheduled bout against Tony Yoka in Paris this Saturday.Queensberry promotions confirmed the news on Tuesday morning, stating on X: "Last night, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Queensberry that Lawrence Okolie returned an adverse finding following an anti-doping test conducted ahead of the show in Pari…
Will Lawrence Okolie fight Tony Yoka? British heavyweight fails drugs test days before Paris boxing bout
Lawrence Okolie's fight with Tony Yoka is set to be cancelled after the Londoner returned an adverse analytical finding in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test.
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Heavyweight contender Lawrence Okolie tests positive for doping ahead of Tony Yoka fight
Heavyweight title contender Lawrence Okolie has failed a drugs test ahead of his fight scheduled Saturday against former Olympic champion Tony Yoka.
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