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It's been more than three months since Jamie Munguia defeated Bruno Surace by UD and then subsequently failed his drug test (both the A and B samples returning positives for a banned substance), but there's been nothing from the BBBofC on it.

It should have been fairly straight forward for the board to overturn the fight result to a no decision, which should happen regardless of how the banned substance was ingested - accidentally or deliberately, and then go through the process to determine his punishment. But three months on there's still nothing, not even the announcement of a scheduled hearing.

Makes you wonder why it's taking so long. The cynic in me thinks the decision will be announced well after the fact or brushed under the rug completely.

Jaime Munguia avoids punishment for failed drug test, eyes late-year return

Jaime Munguia convinced UKADA and the BBBofC that his failed drug test was a false positive

Despite both his A- and B-samples coming back positive for exogenous testosterone after last May’s unanimous decision over Bruno Surace in their rematch, Salvador Rodriguez reports that Jaime Munguia will receive no punishment from either UK Anti-Doping or the British Boxing Board of Control, clearing the way for a potential return in November or December.

Munguia (45-2, 35 KO) released a statement on Instagram confirming the news, adding that “the positive result was a false positive caused by accidental contamination with pregnenolone.” Per USADA, pregnenolone is used “as an anti-aging compound, for hormone replacement and to treat a myriad of medical conditions” and is not on their banned substance list. That said, they also consider “the use of any dietary supplement that claims to deliver or ‘boost’ hormones to be especially risky.”

Hence the increased testosterone, at least if you buy Munguia’s explanation. His team’s statement goes on to say that “[t]he levels detected were extremely low, provided no performance advantage, and were fully consistent with accidental exposure.”

Munguia is now clear to return to the ring as soon as he’s ready; Riyadh’s November 22nd show recently lost Subriel Matias vs Dalton Smith, so that could be somewhere to slot him in. Even with the official exoneration, though, one would expect him to have a dark cloud over him for the foreseeable future.

Hate to admit it, but I kind of expected this result.

Am I surprised? No. Disappointed? Yes. I guess I foolishly believe in the integrity of sports

They may as well just scrap drug testing completely for boxing, it’s an absolute fvcking joke.