Ex-BKFC champion Lorenzo Hunt was issued an 18-month suspension together with a $40,000 tremendous after he returned a optimistic drug check for a banned substance and elevated ranges of testosterone surrounding his battle at BKFC KnuckleMania 4 in April.
Hunt’s punishment was handed down throughout a month-to-month assembly with the fee in June.
Along with his 18-month suspension and $40,000 tremendous, which was 40 % of Hunt’s $100,000 battle purse, he additionally has to pay $500 for the drug check and supply the fee with six detrimental full WADA (World Anti-Doping Company) panel drug assessments at his expense earlier than he’s cleared to battle within the state once more.
In response to documentation supplied by the California State Athletic Fee to MMA Combating, Hunt examined optimistic for trenbolone metabolite epitrenbolone — an anabolic steroid — and elevated testosterone ranges at a ratio of 172, which is larger than the standard threshold of 4.
Consequently, Hunt requested an attraction, which led to a listening to earlier than the fee in June, however the 41-year-old fighter did not make an look. In the long run, the fee finally handed down the suspension, fines and extra stipulations required earlier than returning to compete once more in California.
After claiming titles throughout a number of divisions in BKFC, Hunt relinquished his belts for the prospect to go as much as heavyweight problem champion Mick Terrill.
The battle didn’t go his method with Hunt struggling an damage lower than two minutes into the opening spherical, which led to a TKO victory for Terrill. The win for Terrill clearly nonetheless stands no matter Hunt’s drug testing outcomes.
Hunt hasn’t addressed the suspension publicly but, however he’ll be compelled to sit down out till a minimum of October 2025 earlier than he’ll be eligible to compete once more based mostly on the suspension handed down by the fee.
