Jaime Munguia cleared of PED use, win vs. Bruno Surace stands

Former superwelterweight champion Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs) have been cleared of any wrongdoing following a failed doping test after his May win over Bruno Surace, “ESPN” reports.

The failed PED test was a false positive “caused by accidental contamination with pregnenolone, a legal, non-banned substance.” As a result, Munguia won’t face any sanctions and his win over Surace will remain unchanged.

Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs) was initially flagged for a banned substance by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency a few weeks after outpointing Surace in a rematch after the Mexican was stopped in December.

Munguia proclaimed his innocence on social media and vowed he would clear his name.

“I want to thank the WBC for reviewing the complete scientific evidence and confirming there will be no investigation, charge, or sanction,” Munguia said in a statement Tuesday. “We’ve been notified by The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) that they appointed UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) as the body responsible for anti-doping regulation, testing, investigation and results management, and after their review of the full record, they reached the same conclusion.