Munguia denies doping after VADA reveals positive test

Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs) denied that he took doping after VADA informed that Munguia’s A-sample returned adverse analytical finding for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites following a urine sample on May 4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when he defeated Bruno Surace (26-1-2).

Munguia in a statement released on social media on Thursday denied that he took doping. He has 10 days to request analysis of his B-sample.

If his B-sample also returns an adverse finding for the banned substance, Munguia faces suspension and the result of his decision victory could be overturned to a no-contest.

“Several experts have explained that there are multiple ways contamination can occur,” Munguia’s statement said. “I am fully willing to undergo any retroactive, current, or future testing to demonstrate that I have always been a clean athlete.”

Frenchman Surace, told “The Ring” that he wants the result to be overturned.

“I’m shocked by the news that Jaime Munguia tested positive for a banned substance,” Surace, 26, told The Ring on Thursday. “There’s no place in boxing for cheating; the sport is dangerous enough already.

“I went to Mexico and knocked out Munguia fair and square in December and I was gracious enough to give him a rematch in May. He knew he could not beat me on a level playing field. I trust that this result will be overturned immediately.”