Brandon Rios fails Drug test for his boxing bout with Manny Pacquiao - Reports
Brandon Rios fails Drug test for his boxing bout with Manny Pacquiao - Reports By Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing (Dec 13, 2013) TweetFollow @DoghouseBoxing
According to reports now circulating in the media, Brandon Rios has tested positive for a banned drug following his 12 rounds U.D. loss to Manny Pacquiao last month in Macao, China.
According to the reports, Rios failed the post-fight urine test by testing positive for the banned substance methylexanamine (a stimulant that reportedly helps aid in the weight loss process).
Regarding the failed drug test, Rios' promoter Bob Arum was quoted on Crave Online, saying: "There was a little something in his urine after the fight. It was something they (VADA) reported to the Chinese commission after the fight. He passed all the tests before that. It wasn't a steroid. It was probably something he took to make weight.''
This is a late breaking story and we will report more details as they become available.
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