Boxing Champion Alycia Baumgardner Fails Drug Test, Reign in Jeopardy
Undisputed junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner tested positive for two banned substances in a voluntary anti-doping test before her July 15 fight against Christina Linardatou. Baumgardner denies ever using the substances and claims the positive result was contrary to her training ethics. Matchroom Boxing will assist in the investigation, and the WBC will launch its own investigation. Linardatou's promoter hopes for a no-contest and another opportunity for Linardatou to regain a title she lost due to pregnancy. This is the second Matchroom fighter to test positive this month, following Dillian Whyte.
