The presence of banned doping substances was found in the body of Evgeny Tishchenko (12-1, 7 KOs) after his fight with Leon Hart (22-5-1, 13 KOs). As a result, the result of the December fight for the WBA bantamweight belt, which took place in Dubai, was canceled.
According to the German website Boxen1, the WBA may follow in the footsteps of the WBC and begin classifying boxers in the bridger category with a weight limit of 101.6 kg.