Lawrence Okolie Fails Doping Test, Fight Against Tony Yoka Cancelled

Lawrence Okolie's scheduled fight against Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka has been cancelled after he returned an adverse finding in an anti-doping test. The fight, which was set to take place in Paris on Saturday, has been called off by Queensberry promotions after being informed by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) of the test results. Okolie, who is ranked number one by the WBC, was looking to position himself for a shot at the heavyweight world championship. He has stated that he suffered an elbow injury during training and had received treatment, which he hopes will be taken into account during the investigation. Okolie has pledged to cooperate fully with the relevant authorities and is confident that his name will be cleared.