Francisco Rodriguez Jr failed a drug take a look at in America in December, six months earlier than his combat with Galal Yafai in Birmingham.
Rodriguez, 31, beat Olympic gold medallist Yafai in a factors determination in June, with the British boxer struggling his first defeat as knowledgeable.
After the combat, Rodriguez examined constructive for banned substance heptaminol and the Mexican is now underneath investigation by the British Boxing Board of Management (BBBofC) and UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).
The take a look at was performed on combat night time and administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation (Vada), as a part of the WBC’s Clear Boxing Program.
But it surely has now emerged that that is the second time Rodriguez has failed a drug take a look at in six months.
Rodriguez’s win over Josue Jesus Morales on December 15 in San Antonio was declared a no-contest by the Texas Fee after he failed a post-fight drug take a look at.
“Francisco Rodriguez failed his drug take a look at on 15/12/24 and was placed on a 90-day suspension and was assessed a $500 administrative penalty,” the Texas Combative Sports activities Program stated.
There isn’t a world governing physique in boxing and the Texas Fee aren’t required to tell different commissions of the choice.
The fee did say Rodriguez’s suspension was recorded on the nationwide information base Boxrec.com as “guidelines violation” which the British Boxing Board of Management have entry to.
Earlier than Rodriguez’s combat with Yafai, BBC Sport reached out to the Texas Fee to ask why his combat with Morales was registered as a ‘no-contest’ however obtained no reply.
