Javier Castillejo vs. Mariano Natalio Carrera (1st meeting)

Javier Castillejo 159 lbs fought without result Mariano Natalio Carrera 159 lbs by NC at 1:53 in round 11 of 12

• Date: 2006-12-02
• Location: Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Berlin, Germany
• Referee: Guillermo Perez Pineda
• Judge: Mikael Hook 94-95
• Judge: Takeshi Shimakawa 96-93
• Judge: Ruben M Garcia 93-95

The WBA reinstated Javier Castillejo as WBA middleweight champion after Mariano Carrera’s "B" urine sample tested positive for the banned substance "Clembuterol." The analysis was performed by the Institute of Biochemistry in Cologne, Germany. Carrera has been suspended for a six-month period starting December 2nd, 2006, the date he took the title from Castillejo by eleventh round TKO.

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Preceded by: Felix Sturm vs. Javier Castillejo (1st meeting)

WBA Middleweight Title Fight

Succeeded by: Felix Sturm vs. Javier Castillejo (2nd meeting)