Монреал (Август 10, 2016) – Groupe Yvon Michel’s (GYM) world-ranked boxers have enrolled in the newVADA/WBC Clean Boxing Program (CBP), created by Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (ВАДА) and the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Адонис Стивънсън, Lucian Бют, Eleider Alvarez и Артур Бетербиевwill now participate in a serious new protocol in which they may be blood and/or urine tested anytime, 365 days per year. They must be available at all times for an unexpected test.
All of the WBC champions and WBC top 15-ranked fighters have untilСептември 9to conform to the new protocol or they willbe removed from the WBC rankings and suspended from any activity in the WBC.
”This is a step in the right direction but what will really be important in the next few years is for this structure to always keep improving in order to properly regulate professional boxing,” треньор Marc Ramsay каза.
”За щастие, boxing is rarely the target of doping cases, but tightening the rules can only be beneficial to prevent tempted athletes to follow the wrong path,” added GYM vice-president, operations and recruitment, Бернар Баре.
”I am fully in favor of these new measures so all of us in the program will be playing on the same plain field,” remarked Stevenson, the WBC world light heavyweight champion.
“The WBC is proud to see the exemplary dedication of GYM for the welfare of the sport and we are grateful for their support to enroll Champion Adonis Stevenson and all of their WBC top 15-ranked fighters in the WBC – VADA Clean Boxing Program,” WBC председател Mauricio Сюлейман коментира. “The CBP is the first ever attempt in our sport to have a safety platform for our athletes and, по-важно, to share the much needed information on PED´s and illegal procedures which could harm our heroes of the ring.”
ЗА YVON MICHEL GROUP (GYM): Groupe Ивон Michel (GYM) е основана през 2004 от Ивон Мишел и неговите сътрудници. Мисията на организацията е развитието на боксьори на високо ниво чрез коучинг подкрепа и особено чрез състезателно управление. За постигане на целите си, GYM активно набира таланти и организира събития. GYM is associated with the popular series, “Премиер боксови Champions (PBC),” и е развил големи партньорства на Videotron с Loto Quebec, TVA Спорт, Център Videotron, Казино де Монреал и Lac Leamy, Tonik GroupImage и зъболекарски център Lapointe, в допълнение към тясното сътрудничество с Rixa Promotions.
