ACCORDING to the World Boxing Council, both Avni Yildirim and Heather Hardy have failed drug tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).
A statement revealed Yildirim’s A sample from a September 13 test in Big Bear, California gave an adverse analytical finding for the presence of DHCMT/methylclostebol. It explained: “Yildirim and his team voluntarily agreed to hold an immediate evaluation meeting with an expert scientist approved by the WBC to conduct an in-depth analysis of the situation at hand.
“The WBC considers those steps necessary to achieve a conclusion of the matter consistent with the WBC Rules and Regulations and with the WBC CBP Protocol. The WBC will make an announcement in the near future about the results of its investigation and evaluation, and about the disposition of this matter.”