Peter McGrail manages to get a last-minute opponent in Riyadh after Dennis McCann fails VADA check
Undefeated Welshman Rhys Edwards (16-0, 4KO) replaces Dennis McCann towards Peter McGrail (10-1, 6KO) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, December 21.
Matchroom’s McGrail, 28 from Liverpool, was all set to problem European super-bantamweight champion McCann, however the Queensberry fighter failed a VADA drug assessments.
Dennis McCann was faraway from the Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk 2 undercard on 21 December as a consequence of an antagonistic discovering in his pre-fight check with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation (VADA).
“The Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation (VADA) has immediately knowledgeable all related events that Dennis McCann has returned an antagonistic discovering following an anti-doping check performed upfront of his upcoming bout,” Promoter Queensberry wrote on Twitter.
“Mr. McCann’s scheduled combat subsequent Saturday will not happen, because the related events examine the matter additional. No additional touch upon this might be made presently.”
