Juan Carlos Gomez-Oliver McCall Result Change

[UnderCardinales]

When might Box Rec change the result of this unanimous decision win for Gomez to a no contest following Gomez's positive cocaine result and two-year ban? Precedent no contest changes following drug tests include Tyson-Golota and Toney-Rahman. I'm interested in the timing of such a change, as it has significant fantasy boxing ramifications. Does the sanctioning body need to make an official declaration?

[Musashi]

Former WBC cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez received the results of an independent drug test today. On December 22nd, 2005, in a Burbank, California medical clinic, the thirty-two year old Gomez took the independent drug test. The test’s results showed no cocaine traces in the system of Gomez. Juan Carlos took matters into his own hands and scheduled the test when a December 16th Associated Press report stated that he had tested positive for cocaine use after an October 15th bout with former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall in Germany and faced a possible two-year suspension. Juan Carlos won the bout via a unanimous decision. "I am not afraid to be tested, as I have not used cocaine. The results from Germany must have been an error. I look forward to straightening out my immigration status here in the United States and traveling to Germany to look into this matter," said Gomez from his Santa Monica, California home.

[UnderCardinales]

Thanks for the reply. I saw that story just after I posted, and it may complicate matters, although McCall's manager Jimmy Adams today has said that the WBC is changing the result to "no contest" and reinstating McCall's rating. It's hard to imagine the WBC validating an independent test in California that trumps their own tests, and no mention is made of the possible consequences of the two-month time delay between tests.

[Freiheit]

BDB, german federation, havent deceided what they are going to do with the results of the test.