Six months prior to his fight with Galal Yafai in Birmingham, Francisco Rodriguez Jr. failed a drug test in America in December.
The British boxer’s first professional defeat came when Rodriguez, 31, defeated Yafai in a points decision in June.
Rodriguez tested positive for the banned substance heptaminol following the match, and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBBofC) and UK Anti-Doping (UAD) are now looking into the Mexican.
The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) conducted the test as part of the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program on fight night.
Rodriguez has now admitted to having failed a drug test twice in the last six months.
After failing a post-fight drug test, Rodriguez’ victory over Josue Jesus Morales on December 15 in San Antonio was declared a no-contest by the Texas Commission.
The Texas Combative Sports Program reported that “Francisco Rodriguez failed his drug test on December 12, 24 and received a 90-day suspension and a $500 administrative penalty.”
The Texas Commission is not required to notify other commissions of the decision because there is no world-governing body for boxing.
Rodriguez’s suspension was acknowledged by the British Boxing Board of Control as a “rules violation,” according to the commission.
The British Boxing Board of Control has been requested by BBC Sport for comment.
Yafai v. Rodriguez was for the sanctioning body’s interim flyweight title, and any fighter in the top 15 of the WBC’s rankings must register for drug testing.
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Rodriguez was cleared of intentionally doping by the WBC on Saturday, claiming that a prescription energy booster caused the positive test.
The WBC now mandates an immediate rematch between Rodriguez and Yafai because they no longer believe in the Yafai fight.
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Source: BBC
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