Boxing: Kenichi Ogawa suspended 1 year by JBC for failing doping test

The Japan Boxing Commission said Monday it has handed Kenichi Ogawa a one-year suspension after he became the first Japanese boxer to be stripped of a world title for failing a doping test.Ogawa lost his International Boxing Federation super featherweight belt and was banned for six months after a doping test conducted in the lead-up to his Dec. 9 title fight in Las Vegas against American Tevin Farmer came back positive.The JBC's suspension is retroactive to Dec. 10, the day after Ogawa won the then-vacant title by beating Farmer in a split decision.In April, the Nevada State Athletic Commi…READ FULL ARTICLE