Testing uncertainty threatens Canelo-Mbilli fight
Plans for Canelo Alvarez to fight WBC super-middleweight champion Christian Mbilli on October 31 face questions after BoxingScene reported that VADA had not received payment from Saudi entertainment company SELA to conduct anti-doping tests. The WBC's Clean-Boxing Program requires champions and top contenders to be enrolled, and VADA testing typically begins well ahead of big fights; Canelo's advisor Richard Schaefer says Sela is in touch and that Alvarez has submitted whereabouts. The dispute raises integrity and logistical concerns, could affect venue choice, and adds pressure given Canelo's 2018 clenbuterol controversy.
VADA has not been paid to test Canelo and Mbilli.
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Canelo lost his four belts to Terence Crawford last year. A Saudi promoter planned an…
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