Mexico City /
The Mexican boxer, Óscar Valdez, Who is part of the so-called Equip Canelo to the orders of Eddy Reynoso and Saul Alvarez, gave positive at the opening of Test B this Thursday after traces of doping in a first analysis that opened on Tuesday, all this within a week of a scheduled fight against Sergio Conceiçao.
Oscar Valdez; positive in doping
Valdez had to defend for the first time the World Boxing Council Super Pen Championship, which took Miguel “Alacrán” Berchelt last February, on September 10, but with this case of doping by the substance phentermine the fight is in the air and at severe risk of being canceled; he could even lose the title by being unable to fight for a possible sanction.
What is Phentermine?
the phentermine is a substance cataloged as a stimulant of the central nervous system. Among its functions is one medicine recipe similar to amphetamines which is used to suppress appetite and can contribute to the weight loss decreasing hunger or making you feel satisfied for longer.
Possible sanction to Valdez for doping
the World Anti-Doping Agency considers in its list of banned substances in competition with phentermine, so Valdez could appeal as the competition period begins at 11:59 pm the day before the fight and extends to post-trial testing. the combat.
Some reports point out that the boxer allegedly ingested the substance in an herbal tea called “Divine” which is sold freely over the internet, although it does not have the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Doping cases in the Canelo Team
Remember the same Canelo Alvarez once had doping problems. It was in April 2018 when tapatío released high levels of clenbuterol, defending itself with the fact that in Mexico red meat is “contaminated” with this substance, which was the same for which years there was a problem in the Mexican Selection of soccer with elements like Guillermo Ochoa, Maza Rodriguez, Edgar Dueñas, Christian Bermúdez and Sinha.
In that moment, the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Saúl Santos Álvarez Barragán, But the situation was clarified over the days and the Mexican was able to resume his successful career.