WBA Remove Jean Pascal as Champion, Suspend Him For Six Months

The World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) has decided to take away Jean Pascal from his place because the “common” gentle heavyweight champion.

The sanctioning physique made their transfer to penalize Pascal for testing optimistic for a number of banned substances. In reference to the WBA’s Clear Boxing Program, Pascal was being examined by VADA whereas coaching for final month’s deliberate rematch with Badou Jack. Their struggle was scheduled to be the Showtime pay-per-view co-feature to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibition conflict.

After the preliminary optimistic take a look at, Pascal was faraway from the struggle. Jack went ahead with a late substitute.

In addition to the removing of his title, the WBA suspended Pascal for six months.

Pascal examined optimistic for a number of banned substances – together with epitrenbolone, drostanolone, and drostabolone metabolite.

Pursuant to the WBA’s guidelines, Pascal was given the chance to open the B-sample. In virtually each state of affairs, the B-sample comes again with the equivalent take a look at end result because the A-sample.

As said in WBA rule C.45, no boxer who has examined optimistic for a banned substance could be ranked, retain a title or take part in a WBA sanctioned struggle inside six months of the take a look at.

For that cause, the “common” title held by Pascal is now vacant.

Below the route of the WBA Medical Committee and the WBA Championships Committee, Pascal is topic to random testing, at his personal expense, throughout 2021.

In keeping with the WBA Guidelines, Pascal can submit a request to the sanctioning physique to rethink their choice on his title standing.