Jean Pascal Out Of Badou Jack Rematch After Failing Drug Test
Jean Pascal will not rematch Badou Jack on Sunday, June 6 on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul in Miami.
Pascal was set to defend his WBA (Regular) and WBA silver light heavyweight title against Jack in a rematch of their 2019 fight. The bout was a back-and-forth one with Pascal winning a very controversial split decision and since then Jack had been calling for a rematch. He ended up getting his wish, but on Saturday, it was revealed Pascal was out of the fight after failing a drug test.
After the news became public, Jack took to Twitter to slam Pascal.
“My fight with @jeanpascalchamp is OFF as he tested positive for 3 different steroids,” Jack wrote on Twitter. “We suspected he was dirty the first time around and @Vada_testing confirmed it this time. I’m still fighting on June 6th and my team is looking for a replacement opponent. Alhamdulillah.”
“Btw…this wasn’t the first time this happened to me. Lucian Bute took steroids for our fight & now Jean Pascal. Are you so scared of a fair fight with me that y’all need to take steroids to fight me?”
Jean Pascal, meanwhile, then took to social media to say he never knowingly took the steroids.
I am shocked and embarrassed,” said Pascal. “I would never voluntarily take illegal substances. I’ve always fought for a clean sport and will continue to do so. I’m one of the first modern boxers to insist on random testing and I’ve passed countless tests during my 13 years at the highest level of boxing. I want to assure all my fans that this is an isolated incident and I’m willing to do whatever it takes to prove it. My strength and conditioning coach was fired last night.
“I realize that no matter what I say, this is a stain on my name and l’m determined to wash it out,” Pascal continued. “If that means I have to come out of pocket for the most advanced 365 days random VADA testing available to boxers then that’s what I’ll do.”
To no surprise, Jack also didn’t believe that and took more shots at Pascal.
“I can’t even pronounce these steroids he took: Drostanolone, Drostanolone metabolite and Epitrenbolone,” Jack wrote.
““I would never voluntarily take illegal substances”. Yeah right, he just injected 3 different steroids while sleeping,” Jack concluded.
What do you make of Jean Pascal being out of the fight?
