MONTRÉAL (Août 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 (VA DONNER) and the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Adonis Stevenson, Lucian Bute, Eleider Alvarez et Artur Beterbievwill 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 untilSeptembre 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,” entraîneur Marc Ramsay dit.
”Heureusement, 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, Bernard Barré.
”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 président Mauricio Sulaiman commenté. “The CBP is the first ever attempt in our sport to have a safety platform for our athletes and, plus important, to share the much needed information on PED´s and illegal procedures which could harm our heroes of the ring.”
ABOUT GROUPE YVON MICHEL (GYM): Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) a été fondée en 2004 par Yvon Michel et ses associés. La mission de l'organisation est le développement des boxeurs de haut niveau grâce au soutien de coaching et en particulier par la direction compétitive. Pour atteindre ses objectifs, GYM recrute activement des talents et organise des événements. GYM est associé à la série populaire, “Premier Champions de boxe (PBC),” et a développé des partenariats importants avec Vidéotron Loto-Québec, TVA sports, centre Vidéotron, Casino de Montréal et du Lac-Leamy, Tonik Groupimage et Lapointe Centre Dentaire, en plus de collaborer étroitement avec Rixa Promotions.
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