The Lumbreren boxer was due to defend her European title in London today, but the fight has been postponed to October 29 due to failures at the doping control
Lumbreren boxer Mari Carmen Romero, 37, will be unable to defend her European super bantamweight title for the third time in London tonight after the evening was canceled in its entirety yesterday following the positive for clomiphene from British Conor Benn, who will enter the star match of the event against his compatriot Chris Eubank Jr. dispute. Therefore, the British Boxing Federation decided to suspend the main fight due to “failure in the doping control”. And then all night fell.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (AMA) had reported the positive this Wednesday, but there is still no firm sanction. For example, Eddie Hearn, one of the organizers, said in an interview that he understood that there was no problem because Benn had passed all the UKAD (United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency) tests. The British Boxing Federation only considers that body, not the AMA, so it believed there was no problem and cited the case of Billy Joe Saunders, who entered the UK after a positive decision in the US that the AMA approved. This time, however, a game that could be played in a few months has been canceled.
Mari Carmen Romero, who arrived in London on Wednesday with all the enthusiasm in the world and has to return to her home in Puerto Lumbreras today without a fight, the case is completely off the table. His rival would be the English Ellie Scotney. “I am very sad and despondent. I’ve had a great summer of preparation and worked really hard to get this fight right. I’m in top form and I have to go back to Spain without competitions. It is a pity,” lamented the Puerto Lumbreras boxer yesterday, who hopes that the new date set by the organizers, Saturday, October 29, will be “real” and “no more complications will arise”.
Romero, who works as a security guard in a shopping center in the morning and trains in the afternoon, agreed to put his European title on the line in London, realizing that the months passed and he didn’t have a chance to fight for the championship of the super bantamweight world, his true dream. “I’m a boxer who always wants to get in the ring. I want to appreciate that I’ve always gone where I’m called. I have three Europeans, but without choosing a rival and two of them are leaving home. I expected the opportunity of a World Cup, but when this opportunity presented itself, I did not hesitate and accepted. I hope the new date is maintained and that I can fight on October 29,” insisted Romero, whose balance is 8 wins and 2 losses. Scotney’s, the England who threatens her European title, is 5 wins and 0 losses.
Source: La Verdad
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