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Chavez tests positive for pot after loss
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September 21, 2012, Friday
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MIDDLEWEIGHT fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be stripped of his US$3 million purse, depending on the explanation he offers to Nevada boxing regulators about a positive test for marijuana after his first professional loss last weekend in Las Vegas, officials said on Wednesday.
Top Rank Inc. spokesman Lee Samuels said promoter Bob Arum was aware the 26-year-old Chavez tested positive for the banned substance.
"Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will have the opportunity to explain the situation to the Nevada State Athletic Commission," Samuels said in a statement he read to a reporter.
Commission executive Keith Kizer wouldn't immediately provide the name, but said only one of 32 fighters who took part in bouts at two Las Vegas venues last Saturday tested positive for a banned substance, marijuana.
The commission can ban a fighter for one year and penalize him for up to 100 percent of his purse for a failed test.
Chavez was guaranteed US$3 million for the WBC title fight against Sergio Martinez, who won a unanimous decision. Martinez ran his record to 50-2-2. Chavez fell to 46-1-1 with 32 knockouts.
Top Rank Inc. spokesman Lee Samuels said promoter Bob Arum was aware the 26-year-old Chavez tested positive for the banned substance.
"Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will have the opportunity to explain the situation to the Nevada State Athletic Commission," Samuels said in a statement he read to a reporter.
Commission executive Keith Kizer wouldn't immediately provide the name, but said only one of 32 fighters who took part in bouts at two Las Vegas venues last Saturday tested positive for a banned substance, marijuana.
The commission can ban a fighter for one year and penalize him for up to 100 percent of his purse for a failed test.
Chavez was guaranteed US$3 million for the WBC title fight against Sergio Martinez, who won a unanimous decision. Martinez ran his record to 50-2-2. Chavez fell to 46-1-1 with 32 knockouts.
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