WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, together with VADA President Dr. Margaret Goodman, officially announced the Clean Boxing Program on May 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The enrollment process began on that date in which all WBC champions and the top 15 ranked contenders have to mandatorily enroll in the Clean Boxing Program (CBP).

The CBP section of random out of competition testing is administered by VADA and the unannounced testing to eligible fighters performed through the VADA process and procedures.

The enrollment process, which began on May 5, was also extended until today, as the ratings for October are being released, and those fighters who did not enroll have been taken out of the WBC ratings.

The work to get this program started has been monumental, and the WBC wishes to thank all those WBC members, promoters, managers, and many others who have actively worked to enroll all fighters. The leadership of Luis Escalona and Margaret Goodman has been exemplary.

There have been some problems, mostly with translation and language barriers, and there will certainly be adjustments during the process. There will be additional adjustments, and this will be an evolving program with the goal to provide as much protection to our athletes worldwide.

“Within 15 days of publication of the monthly ratings, any boxer entering the top 15 must directly or through his management or promoter, through an authorized representative of the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program (CBP) must fulfil all mandatory requirements to enter the CBP. The boxer must enroll in the program, or he shall be removed from the ratings and be unavailable to fight for any WBC-affiliated title until such time as he properly enroll.”

Any party wishing to address any specific case will be able to do so through the proper channels by communicating in writing to Luis Escalona at luiswbc@aol.com, and WBC Legal Counsel Alberto Leon at al@aleonlaw.com.

The WBC is proud of its champions and challengers who have taken a step forward in this historic process to keep our sport clean and most importantly to look out for the health of our athletes and the integrity and honorability of our sport.

FIGHTERS WHO DID NOT ENROLL IN THE CBP:

David Haye – Heavyweight

Jose Uzcategui – Super Middleweight

Gabriel Rosado – Middleweight

Vanes Martirosyan – Super Welterweight

Daquan Arnett – Super Welterweight

Amir Khan – Welterweight

Lamont Peterson – Welterweight

Rances Barthelemy – Super Lightweight

Felix Verdejo – Lightweight

Emiliano Marsili – Lightweight

Henry Lundy – Lightweight

Yuriorkis Gamboa – Super Featherweight

Hairon Socarras – Featherweight

Cesar Juarez – Super Bantamweight

Edivaldo Ortega – Super Bantamweight

Emanuel Navarrete – Bantamweight

Gideon Buthelezi – Flyweight

Brian Viloria – Flyweight

Moises Calleros – Light Flyweight

Javier Mendoza – Flyweight

Angel Acosta – Light Flyweight

Janiel Rivera – Minimumweight

Carlos Buitrago – Minimumweight

Simphiwe Khonco – Minimumweight