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Spong out of usyk fight due to positive doping test
This time, Hearn reveals positive doping test
Former world cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk's heavyweight debut has taken another turn, as his opponent appears to have tested positive for abanned substance. Promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted, "We have been contacted by VADA [the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency] to inform us that there has been an adverse finding in Tyrone Spong’s test. It has been sent to the State of Illinois commission and further information will be released in the morning. We have reserve opponents standing by." ESPN reports that Usyk definitely will not fight Spong this weekend. Spong is 13-0 but was previously a champion kickboxer with 100 fights.
Usyk has not fought since last November. His heavyweight debut was delayed once due to injury. Usyk-Spong is shceduled for October 12th in Chicago. [Critics of Eddie Hearn will note that he did NOT make a public announcement when his boxer, Dillian Whyte, had an adverse finding. Whyte was cleared to fight anyway by the British Board of Boxing Control and defeated Oscar Rivas].
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Read a little about this, makes Hearn look shady, maybe it has to do with VADA being a more competent outfit than UKAD as well. The two cases couldnt have been handled more differently, and what happened in the Whyte fight is a joke. Does anyone even know where that stands, all this time later? Also see that Chazz Witherspoon is the last minute replacement:rolleyes:
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It’s too bad that they just couldn’t have had Chisora and Usyk fight. That would have been better. I feel bad for Usyk.
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Usyk is having no.luck so far in the Heavyweight division.
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Hearn is definitely a shifty fellow :sneaky:. Fair enough it's short notice but they can do better than Witherspoon. Poor guy has fallen flat at every step up and even got pulverized by an ex football player ;D:-X. Now this is when Hearn needs to get on the horn with Michael Hunter Jr and make at least an interesting rematch for both fighters now at heavyweight. Guarantee he'd jump at it, still fresh and active and be much more competitive than ol Chazz.
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Failed drug test, interesting, I didn’t even know Spong was a Matchroom fighter.
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What's the shady shit, Spong failed Vada Whyte passed. The Illinois commission would have dumped Spong.
And Whyte says he is clear to fight now, will definitely be back in Nov/Dec, he's currently on a big popular BBC cooking show, which is probably something to do with the delay to this shit. I expected him to be cut from the recording after this scandal broke but he got to the final week
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Fenny supports UK PED users, shocking
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Ron
Matchroom are the only UK promoters who pay for fighters to be tested and are also leading the pack worldwide when it comes to testing fighters.
Meaning they pay out of their (Hearn) own pocket for these test also meaning more fighters on Matchroom cards will be caught out.
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smashup
Ron
Matchroom are the only UK promoters who pay for fighters to be tested and are also leading the pack worldwide when it comes to testing fighters.
Meaning they pay out of their (Hearn) own pocket for these test also meaning more fighters on Matchroom cards will be caught out.
They do Ron Ron Ron, they do Ron Ron.
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Ron
Matchroom are the only UK promoters who pay for fighters to be tested and are also leading the pack worldwide when it comes to testing fighters.
Meaning they pay out of their (Hearn) own pocket for these test also meaning more fighters on Matchroom cards will be caught out.
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It's a shame Usyk's heavyweight debut has stalled and stuttered, went from a quality heavyweight debut (Takam) to Spong (who in the fuck? i had to look him up, great kick boxer/chin/punch, but boxer? Err.. OK) and now Witherspoon, which isn't any worst than Spong.
Does anyone think Uysk wouldn't box the bollocks of any other heavyweight "his" size? Ruiz? Wilder? We've already seen him handle the human mudslides son in the Ams/WSB with relative ease.
What he lacks in power/strength will be offset by skill/mindset like Holyfield.
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I do not begrudge Usyk having an easier opponent since he is coming back from an injury, moving up to a new weight and therefore not fought in a long time.
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smashup
Ron
Matchroom are the only UK promoters who pay for fighters to be tested and are also leading the pack worldwide when it comes to testing fighters.
Meaning they pay out of their (Hearn) own pocket for these test also meaning more fighters on Matchroom cards will be caught out.
Doesn’t matter when you can pop hot for D-bol and UKAD will keep it hush hush for you. Unless of course someone starts releasing the information every time they keep it hush hush.
Don’t forget the illegal gloves too. This is just 1 fight I’m talking about by the way. Multiple ways of horrible cheating in this fight. How long is his suspension? Yeah, no high ground
Oh, but he only had traces. Yeah, because Dianabol has a 3-6 hour half life. But but but he passed VADA. Yeah, because Dianabol has a 3-6 hour half life. It’s an experienced cheaters(who has been caught before) way of cheating. If UKAD didn’t suspend him, how long did noble Matchroom suspend him for PEDs AND illegal gloves? Yeah, no high ground
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Honestly just now realized Bivol was on the card as there has been very little of him lately. Seems they could have pulled better than the 15th ranked Castillo as opponent and should be safe work. Not the deepest card but glad Usyk is finally officially getting his foot in at heavy.
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Honestly just now realized Bivol was on the card as there has been very little of him lately. Seems they could have pulled better than the 15th ranked Castillo as opponent and should be safe work. Not the deepest card but glad Usyk is finally officially getting his foot in at heavy.
Yes Bivol is fighting was impressed with him but that seems ages ago.
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Has Bivol signed with any network or stream? I remember him talking about waiting so that he can make sure he can get the best fights, but now it seems like he hasn’t really done anything since then.
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Interested to see how Chris Conwell looks against Patrick Day.
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Conwell scores a big KO in the 10th.
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Day taken out on a stretcher. Scary KO. Hope he's ok.
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Anyone else a fan of Anthony Sims Jr?
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Patrick Day taken to the hospital, dosn't sound too good.
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Alpha
Anyone else a fan of Anthony Sims Jr?
Looked a little more inspired and sat down on them tonight than last out. Not sure he's set for Smith just yet like to see some step up.
Missed Conwell and Day but doesn't sound good for Day, hope it's mostly precautionary.
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Sims score a 6th round stoppage.
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DAZN going all silent movie on us tonight???. Even apps get the ol bugs of cable tv :-X
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Bivol is on too, excellent, I have him as top Lhw.. Looks like its a bit of a mismatch for both Ukrainians but wotever, usyk should look great here. I thunk he should have found a tougher opponent than doping mong spong though now he's stuck with a late replacement he was kod years ago by lesser guys than usyk.. Still he's great to watch.
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Was going to slag Jones for the 'Sweet Pea' nickname but dude has a few tricks for 5-4-1. Bloody Biyarslanov working for this one.
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Good evening chaps. Two women on the bill?
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Yeh Kirk that was a little hard to watch :-X. No fighter should ever feel they need to apologize for winning like that. So some fights go the distance. Not like Bivol has turned pacifist ballerina.
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Mannix is being quite harsh on Bivol I think :S
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Nice shot by Bivol puts Castillo down.
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Bivol is very much the calculator. Seems stuck on looking for same right hand as this enters 12th. Love to see him rededicate lefts to the body..change something up.
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Whitest crowd ever? No blacks or latinos in Chicago?
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Whitaker has expression of a guy thinking about sleeping in tomorrow morning.
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What exactly does the Dazn crew on the mic think they have. They're talking like Usyk and Bivol are actually one shot bombers. Can only imagine when Saunders takes the ring
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It's pretty fun watching usyk ramp up the pressure from a slow start, I was expecting a.it better from him, he took a few early on and wasn't as accurate he could be.
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They worked that corner stoppage a bit but well on his way. Usyk was top form. Brian Kenny has really become a comic book.
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Good to see Usyk finally at heavy. Got some rounds and activity.
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He always looks ordinary until he ramps it up, then the angles and constant touching look great. I'd love to see how he reacts if he was jumped on from the off, imagine a prime Tyson (the real one) winging bombs at his bonce? Even a Morrison, Ruddock or Corrie Sanders