03/02/2022

Annual Summary of Anti-Doping Activities 2021

Following the publication of the new UK Anti-Doping Assurance framework in April 2021, the British Boxing Board of Control are committed to working with UKAD to ensure a Clean Sport. Below is a brief summery of the anti-doping activates carried out over the past year through the British Boxing Board of Control

CLEAN SPORT EDUCATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 2022 will see the introduction of our new anti-doping Education strategy. Our mission over the next 2 years is to protect the integrity of Clean Sport within the British Boxing Board of Control. Our Education strategy aims to target key Anti-Doping topics, in line with UKAD’s clean sports curriculum in conjunction with our sport specific needs. We plan to draw attention and understanding to all members of the British Boxing Board of Control to the following topics: Principles and values of clean sport, Strict liability, rights and responsibilities of Boxers, Trainer/Second’s, Second and Managers, The Consequences of Doping, The Anti-Doping Violations, The Prohibited list, supplements, medications and TUE’s, the testing process, the testing pool and ADAMS, how to report doping, substances and abuse.

EDUCATION Training courses are held over a day and half and include education on anti-Doping At the end of 2021 the following training courses had been held (due to Covid conditions, more courses were held in Cardiff, then would normally be held) throughout the Country 16/17th April – Cardiff 17/18th April – Cardiff 4/5th June – Cardiff 5/6th June – Cardiff 31st July/1st August – London 14/15th August – Cardiff 28/29th August – Staffordshire 16/17th September – Cardiff 25/26th September – Motherwell 16/17th October – Manchester 4/5th December - London The Plan for 2022 is for the British Boxing Board of Control to hold around 7 or 8 training Course which will have a continued anti-doping section and a new emphasis on clean sport. The Boxer’s Handbook issued to all newly issued licenses will be updated with UKAD clean sport information and upon renewal, updates will be sent with Anti-doping practices. In addition, all UKAD information and resources will be made available on all members through our website, updates, documentation and social media

TESTING As of the 1st January 2022 the British Boxing Board of Control had 1124 licensed professional Boxer’s of which 11 are on the Whereabouts programme.