BRANDON RIOS TESTS POSITIVE FOR BANNED SUBSTANCE FOLLOWING LOSS TO MANNY PACQUIAO
By
Ben Thompson | December 13, 2013
According to reports, former lightweight champion Brandon Rios failed the post-fight drug test following his lopsided unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao last month. Evidently, Rios tested positive for the banned substance methylexanamine, a stimulant that can be found in dietary supplements and is commonly used to help lose weight.
"There was a little something in his urine after the fight,'' promoter Bob Arum explained. "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."
The news comes as a surprise considering that Rios was moving up in weight for the fight. No word yet on what type of fines and suspensions that Rios will face, but stay tuned as this story continues to develop.
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