Bruno Surace calls for defeat to Jaime Munguía to be overturned after opponent returns positive test

Esther Lin / Premier Boxing Champions

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Former world champion Jaime Munguía has returned an adverse analytical finding for testosterone metabolites in his sample after his second fight against Bruno Surace.

The Ring reports that Munguia’s A-sample returned an adverse analytical finding, and that the 28-year-old has 10 days to request an analysis of his B-sample. Munguía had defeated Surace on points following their first encounter, which Surace won by knockout.

On the undercard of stablemate Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez’s unification bout with William Scull, Munguía, 45-2 (10), controlled the bout with Surace from start to finish, continuing a similar pattern from the first fight.

In the original meeting, Surace found a knockout punch in the sixth round to turn the contest on its head. The defeat to Munguía was the first of Frenchman Surace’s career, the 26-year-old moving to a record of 26-1-2 (5).

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

He added: “I went to Mexico and knocked out Munguía 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.”

Munguía linked up with Eddy Reynoso ahead of facing Surace for a second time at the start of May.

The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), which adminstered the tests, has been approached for comment.

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