Will Lawrence Okolie fight Tony Yoka? British heavyweight fails drugs test days before Paris boxing bout
Lawrence Okolie's fight with Tony Yoka is set to be cancelled after the Londoner returned an adverse analytical finding in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test.
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Lawrence Okolie was hoping to make his own statement on the crowded British heavyweight landscape this weekend against 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka. WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley faces compatriot Daniel Dubois on May 9 at Manchester's Co-op Live, where rising star Moses Itauma demolished American Jermaine Franklin last month . Okolie was ringside for that contest and was theoretically a straightforward fight to make for either Itauma, Wardley or Dubois as all four operate under Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions banner.
However, the 33-year-old's immediate plans and his wider future in boxing have now been thrown into flux. MORE: Moses Itauma tells brutal truth about heavyweight boxing Will Lawrence Okolie fight Tony Yoka? Okolie's fight with Yoka is set to be cancelled after the Londoner returned an adverse analytical finding in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) test ahead of the bout.
A statement from Queensberry on Tuesday morning read: "Last night, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association informed Queensberry that Lawrence Okolie returned an adverse finding conducted ahead of the show in Paris this Saturday. A further update regarding the event will be made in due course. " Okolie vs.