Jean Pascal set to comment as title is stripped amid six-month PED ban

July tenth, 2021

Stephanie Trapp

Jean Pascal is getting ready to make a press release within the coming days after being given a six-month suspension and shedding the secondary championship in his possession.

WBN’s Dan Rafael broke the information of Pascal’s surprising sequence of positivity from VADA testing for his conflict with Badou Jack.

A complete of 4 substances have been discovered as Pascal misplaced out on a spot on the Floyd Mayweather exhibition undercard towards “The Ripper.”

After beforehand denying any wrongdoing, Pascal is getting ready a press release to confess his half within the catastrophe.

Supervisor Greg Leon mentioned the matter this weekend because the punishments received dished out.

“The WBA despatched us a letter, and the sanction was what we anticipated,” Leon instructed the Journal de Montreal.

“Jarrell “Massive Child” Miller had been given a six-month suspension, and the identical was anticipated for Jean.

“Our greatest shock, on this case, was to obtain constructive check outcomes on Could twenty eighth. It blew me away. ”

On Pascal’s guilt, Leon added: “Actually, I don’t suppose Jean did something voluntarily. Love or hate Jean. He’s not silly.

“Once we acquired the shape for the doping assessments in preparation for the battle towards Badou Jack, I didn’t have to ask him if he needed to take the assessments.

“He by no means talked about to me that there was an issue both.

“Proper now, it doesn’t matter what we are saying or write, folks received’t consider it. What’s vital now could be the continuation of issues.”

JEAN PASCAL TIME

On the age of 38, time is working out for Pascal to make an impression on the pinnacle of the game as soon as once more. Jack definitely received’t be keen to comply with the rematch once more.

As for the followers, they could forgive Pascal someplace down the road ought to his assertion embrace admission and remorse earlier than his return.

Phil Jay is the Editor of WBN. An Auxiliary member of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America since 2018. And a member of the Sports activities Journalists’ Affiliation. Observe on Twitter @PhilJWBN.