Bad Left Hook, Global Boxing News and Commentary

VADA will be in charge of drug testing for the November 23 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios.

Timothy Bradley asked for and received USADA testing for Saturday's fight with Ruslan Provodnikov, and said in an interview this week that he hopes for boxing to expand its normal drug testing procedures.

An examination of what has happened in the wake of positive VADA and USADA drug tests in boxing, and why there is no reason to look at them as a failed endeavor that should be tossed to the side.

If Nonito Donaire is going to fight Guillermo Rigondeaux, he wants the Cuban to take random drug testing.

Bob Arum says that despite claims to the contrary, neither Manny Pacquiao nor Juan Manuel Marquez suggested additional drug testing for their fight on Saturday until last week.

Andre Berto has been licensed to box in California, just three months after failing a VADA drug test. Bad Left Hook has more.

Nonito Donaire headlines on HBO next weekend against Jeffrey Mathebula. Bad Left Hook has the transcript from a conference call interview with media.

Nonito Donaire will be the first pro boxer to have year-round, true Olympic-style drug testing. Bad Left Hook has more.

Winky Wright doesn't understand what happened, as USADA took samples from he and Peter Quillin, then destroyed them without testing. Bad Left Hook has more.

Andre Berto's failed VADA test had minute traces of nandrolone that more likely indicate contamination than intent. Bad Left Hook has more.