Jean Pascal Tests Positive For Three Banned Substances. Fight with Badou Jack Off.

By: Sean Crose

Epitrenbolone. Drostanolone. Drostanolone Metabolite A.

Because of former gentle heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal, combat followers can now familiarize themselves from the above phrases, for they’re all of the names of banned substances Pascal has examined constructive for. Evidently the Canadian fighter’s June 6 rematch in opposition to well-liked fellow vet Badou Jack is off. “My combat with @jeanpascalchamp is OFF as he examined constructive for 3 totally different steroids,” Jack tweeted on Friday night. “We suspected he was soiled the primary time round and @Vada_testing confirmed it this time. I’m nonetheless combating on June sixth and my crew is searching for a alternative opponent. Alhamdulillah.”

Pacal and Jack battled their means by way of a really spectacular combat in 2019. Pascal received the nod from the judges that evening by way of break up choice but it surely was clear that followers sad with Floyd Mayweather’s upcoming exhibition match in opposition to Logan Paul had been joyful a Pascal-Jack rematch was to look on the undercard. Now no such combat will occur, although Jack intends to discover a appropriate opponent for that date. Evidently, Pascal, who was credited for rejuvenating his profession, is seeing his repute take a critical hit on account of the constructive drug assessments.

For nobody anticipated the person to beat Marcus Browne after they met in the summertime of 2019. Pascal, in any case, had misplaced 4 of his earlier eight fights. To make issues worse, two of these losses got here on the fists of Sergey Kovalev, who had given the person a beating. But Pascal was in a position to emerge victorious in opposition to Browne, successfully placing himself again on the map with a few title belts. The combat with Jack got here subsequent, which solely added to Pascal’s rejuvenated repute. Just about nobody had a nasty factor to say when Pacal was arrange for an additional go spherical with Jack. After which, after all, got here the information on Friday.

As for Jack, the 37 yr previous Swede can solely categorical his disappointment at this level. “I can’t even pronounce these steroids he took: Drostanolone, Drostanolone metabolite and Epitrenbolone,” Jack tweeted on Saturday. Price noting is the actual fact Pascal has been working with Memo Heredia, who has a historical past of working with efficiency enhancing medication (although Heredia has claimed he now not engages within the apply). “Egocentric fighters who fail drug assessments disrupt household incomes mess up a number of monies spent on promotion and get suspended,” tweeted PR guru Kelly Swanson, who represents Mayweather Promotions (the pressure behind Jack-Pascal 2). “For what? Lose earlier than you cheat dummy.”