Rodriguez Failed Drug Test In Us Before Yafai Fight

Francisco Rodriguez Jr grounded a supplier trial successful America successful December, six months earlier his conflict pinch Galal Yafai successful Birmingham.

Rodriguez, 31, hit Olympic golden medallist Yafai successful a points determination successful June, pinch nan British boxer suffering his first conclusion arsenic a professional.

After nan fight, Rodriguez tested affirmative for banned constituent heptaminol and nan Mexican is now nether investigation by nan British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) and UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).

The trial was conducted connected conflict nighttime and administered by nan Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada), arsenic portion of nan WBC's Clean Boxing Program.

But it has now emerged that this is nan 2nd clip Rodriguez has grounded a supplier trial successful six months.

Rodriguez's triumph complete Josue Jesus Morales connected December 15 successful San Antonio was declared a no-contest by nan Texas Commission aft he grounded a post-fight supplier test.

"Francisco Rodriguez grounded his supplier trial connected 15/12/24 and was put connected a 90-day suspension and was assessed a $500 administrative penalty," nan Texas Combative Sports Program said.

There is nary world governing assemblage successful boxing and nan Texas Commission are not required to pass different commissions of nan decision.

The committee did opportunity Rodriguez's suspension was recorded connected nan nationalist information guidelines Boxrec.com arsenic "rules violation" which nan British Boxing Board of Control person entree to.

Before Rodriguez's conflict pinch Yafai, BBC Sport reached retired to nan Texas Commission to inquire why his conflict pinch Morales was registered arsenic a 'no-contest' but received nary reply.

BBC Sport has asked nan British Boxing Board of Control for comment.

Any combatant successful nan apical 15 of nan WBC's rankings must registry for supplier testing and Yafai v Rodriguez was for nan sanctioning body's interim flyweight title.

Whoever holds nan interim title, is nan number 1 contender to Kenshiro Teraji's world title.

The WBC announced connected Saturday, external they had cleared Rodriguez of intentionally doping, saying an over-the-counter power booster caused nan affirmative test.

The WBC now see nan Yafai conflict a no-contest and has ordered an contiguous rematch betwixt him and Rodriguez.

The BBBofC tin officially overrule a conflict consequence erstwhile Ukad has decided connected whether Rodriguez should beryllium banned, though immoderate imaginable suspension will only use to fights successful nan United Kingdom.