A Reference List For Boxers & PED/Banned Substance Allegations & Test Results

This page is going to be as full a sourced list as we can for your reference on fighters who have been caught or alleged to have used banned substances, whether assumed recreational drugs or performance-enhancing drugs. If you want something on here in a hurry, leave a comment. If something is wrong, please leave a comment, and if reasonable, a link to information you want in.

Most of these are officially recognized, but I'm trying to include asterisks where it's a lot of smoke with no fire officially. The fighters are meant to all be linked to their Boxrec pages with sources to the positive test coverage. This is not a judgment of the fighters, adjudication of their cases and whether excuses or reasons are plausible. It's just the red flags out on various guys. Some of these are from dishonour, in my opinion.


Current fighters listed: 76


A:


Achour, Karim

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/achour-fails-drug-test-stripped-suspended-2-years--98538

Ali, Muhammad

(NOT heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali)

Source:

1. http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11099305/gb-boxer-muhammad-ali-suspended-after-testing-positive-for-banned-substance

Alicea, Eduardo

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/eduardo-alicea-suspended-diuretic-win-overturned--86253

Aloian, Misha

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/misha-aloian-russia-loses-olympic-silver-failed-ped-test--111547


Alvarez, Saul "Canelo":

Vada catches small amounts of Clenbuterol before his scheduled rematch with Gennady Golovkin. As is common, meat was mentioned. 

Sources: 1

1. https://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-tests-positive-clenbuterol-ahead-golovkin-fight--125925

Anderson, Kenny

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/kenny-andersons-two-year-ukad-ban-expired--84026

Arreola, Chris

Substance: Cannabis

Awad, Abdul (Kid Galahad)

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/kid-galahad-i-want-quigg-worst-122-champion-history--106315


B:

Barrett, Monte

Substance: "banned stimulant methylhex-anemine"

Date, 2011, post-fight urinalysis, for his rematch with David Tua.

Source:

1. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10770083






Beltran, Raymundo

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/12993424/raymundo-beltran-tests-positive-anabolic-steroid-stanozolol-humberto-soto-fight-canceled


Berto, Andre

Andre ironically heaped suspicion on former opponent Victor Ortiz before his own positive came up, and denied doing so, although he did it on Twitter, and very obviously.

Sources:
1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/7946982/andre-berto-tests-positive-rematch-victor-ortiz-canceled

2. https://www.badlefthook.com/2011/6/3/2205366/andre-berto-victor-ortiz-peds-drug-accusations-twitter

Bey, Mickey

He is under suspicion for high testosterone after his bout with Robert Rodriguez. His bout was changed to a no contest, though he'd scored an early knockout. His doctor actually had his license suspended as well.

Sources:

1. https://www.ringtv.com/177307-bey-tests-positive-for-testosterone/
2. http://www.boxingscene.com/doc-who-gave-testosterone-bey-license-suspended--64821


Botha, Frans

Two events:

1. Botha technically won the IBF heavyweight title but is not recognized as a heavyweight titlist/champion having defeated Axel Schulz for the vacant belt, because he turned up positive on a test.  (1995 match)

2. Botha turned positive again following his sadly bizarre contest with Sonny Bill Williams.

Substances: 1. phentermine - appetite suppressant 2. benzodiazepines - muscle relaxant. 3. Nandrolone - steroid.

Sources:

1. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/24/sports/sports-people-boxing-botha-loses-appeal-moorer-schulz-is-on.html

2. http://www.boxingscene.com/francois-botha-tests-positive-two-banned-substances--62242

Boyeaux, Yoann

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/boyeaux-tests-postive-steroids-suspended--63489

Briggs, Shannon

Briggs has been known to have asthma since his early days in boxing. He blamed one positive on steroids for that condition, it should be noted.


Two events:

1. Briggs had a KO1 result changed ot a No Contest against Marcus McGee. (2009)
2. Briggs tested positive for "dramatically increased levels of testosterone" leading up to a scheduled fight with Fres Oquendo. (2017)

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19431643/shannon-briggs-tests-positive-increased-testosterone-level-fres-oquendo-fight-canceled

Browne, Lucas
 
Substances: clenbuterol (2016, claims spiked food/drink) and later ostarine 

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18110513/heavyweight-contender-lucas-browne-fails-another-drug-test

Bute, Lucian

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18137515/lucian-bute-fined-50000-positive-drug-test-resume-fighting

C:

Carrera, Mariano

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2726532

Casamayor, Joel

The positive was only for Cannabis and following a loss to Timothy Bradley.

Sources:

1. https://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/17/2569223/joel-casamayor-failed-drug-test-marijuana-timothy-bradley-pacquiao-vs-marquez-undercard

Ceylan, Dennis

1. http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/06/20/news/boxer-on-eubank-jr-v-abraham-bill-tests-positive-for-cocaine

Chavez, Julio Cesar (Junior)

Sources:
1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8999557/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-suspended-nine-months-fined-900000-nevada-state-athletic-commission-failed-drug-test

Corrales, Jezreel

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/jezreel-corrales-tests-positive-marijuana--68603

Cuadras, Carlos:

He failed no tests, but was penalized for failing to adhere to testing protocols and was under suspicion for this reason, and fans and even commentators have pointed out his "bacne" or back acne as sign of possible PED usage.

1. https://www.boxingscene.com/carlos-cuadras-suspended-by-wbc-refusing-doping-test--127263

D:

Dawson, Chad

Substance: Cannabis

1. http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/DRUG-TESTS-SIDELINE-DAWSON-Suspension-still-in-11663225.php


De La Rosa, James

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/james-de-la-rosa-tests-positive-banned-diuretic--65248


E:

F:

Ferrante, Anthony

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/akberbayevs-loss-reversed-ferrante-fails-test--69806

Fonfara, Andrzej 

Substance: Anabolic steroids

Fonfara tested positive in 2009 and had his TKO victory over Skylar Thompson overturned to a no contest as a result.

Sources:

1. http://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/4041-Adonis-Stevenson-Next-opponent-is-likely-Andrzej-Fonfara

Funeka, Ali

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/ali-funeka-fails-post-fight-drug-test-guzman-bout--26826

Fury, Tyson

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/17677283/tyson-fury-fails-drug-test-positive-result-benzoylecgonine

G:


George, Donovan

Source: 

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/donovan-george-suspended-davis-win-now-no-contest--83647

Gomez, Juan Carlos

Substance: Cocaine

Sources: 

1. http://www.thesweetscience.com/articles-of-2009/6643-the-eccentric-juan-carlos-gomez

Gradovich, Evgeny

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/gradovich-under-fire-russia-over-doping-test-failure-claim--103958

Grajeda, Luis

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/grajeda-fined-suspended-by-nsac-failed-drug-test--95816

Guzman, Joan

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6080614

H:

Hall, Richard

Richard Hall and Roy Jones Junior both tested positive for their match for androstenedion, a testosterone precursor. This match went on and it was not considered a big deal.

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2782402

Hazelton, Bob

Bob Hazelton's sad story with performance enhancing drugs had to do with, in his narrative, beginning to take steroids to gain weight after suffering at the hands of a much heavier George Foreman. He claims he lost to Lucian Rodriguez in his penultimate bout because of a groin infection caused by his steroid usage. By 1989 he was essentially permanently crippled by steroid abuse symptom.

Sources:

1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-01-01/sports/8902220419_1_bob-hazelton-bench-cyndy

I:

J:

Jones, Guillermo

Jones tested positive after his bout with Denis Lebedev, then tested positive for the same thing again when the rematch was scheduled to take place, canceling the rematch!

Sources:

1.  http://www.boxingscene.com/guillermo-jones-tests-positive-furosemide--68053

Jones, Roy (Junior) 

Richard Hall and Roy Jones Junior both tested positive for their match for androstenedion, a testosterone precursor. This match went on and it was not considered a big deal.  

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2782402


K:


Klitschko, Vitali:

Substance: Steroid, type unknown, during Vitali's amateur career in the lead up to the Olympics. He claims he was given prescribed medication to help heal a kickboxing leg injury. He was removed from the Ukrainian boxing team after the positive test. 

Source:

1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/2389404/Boxing-Klitschko-admits-steroid-abuse.html

Kostecki, Dawid

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/dawid-kostecki-doping-scandal-boxer-vanishes--88346

L:

Love, J'Leon

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9278874/middleweight-prospect-jleon-love-fails-drug-test-faces-ban-fine

M:

Magee, Brian

Source:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/brian-magee-banned-6-months-over-ped-use--67899

Margarito, Antonio*

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/margaritos-hydroxycut-mess-hurt-nevada-license--34720

Marengo, Hector

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/hector-marengo-suspended-one-year-steroid-use--92186

Michalkin, Igor

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/igor-michalkin-no-longer-suspended-meldonium-violation--111004

Miller, Jarrell

His positive was turned up in kickboxing, as I understand it, not boxing, but relevant to all his professional fighting career, obviously.

Substance: methylhexaneamine from a urine sample

1. https://www.mmamania.com/2014/8/10/5986847/glory-heavyweight-jarrell-big-baby-miller-suspended-csac-failed-drug-test-kickboxing

M

Molina, John (Junior)

Molina, Eric

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/44212756

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/john-molina-suspended-7-months-banned-diuretic--94614

Morales, Erik

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2012/10/19/boxer-erik-morales-tests-positive-for-anabolic-steroid/1643045/


Morrison, Tommy

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9628475/tommy-morrison-wild-ride-ended-tragic-denial

Mosley, Shane


Shane Mosley testified to supposedly inadvertently using EPO for a fight with Oscar De La Hoya (he went 2-0 against De La Hoya.) He was later drilled about this when attempting to make a bout with Zab Judah, by Mr. Judah, who wanted additional tests, back in 2008. Mosley passed his professional tests, but admitted to this usage in court.  

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/boxing/id/3311562

2. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3740889


Mosley, Shane (Junior)

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/mosley-jr-fails-drug-test-positive-amphetamines--93811

Mosquera, Alberto

Substance: Cannabis
Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/alberto-mosquera-fails-drug-test-positive-marijuana--60110


N:

Nery, Luis

Sources:

1. https://www.ringtv.com/514971-wbc-nery-tested-positive-banned-substance-yamanaka-fight/

O:

Olubamiwo, Larry

Sources:

1.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/9340383/Larry-Olubamiwo-handed-four-year-ban-following-positive-doping-test-and-admitting-to-taking-13-banned-substances.html

Ogawa, Kenichi

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/22146063/revealed-tests-show-ibf-junior-lightweight-champion-kenichi-ogawa-tested-positive-synthetic-testosterone


O'Reilly, Michael

Source:

1. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/rio-2016-iaba-shed-little-light-on-michael-o-reilly-drugs-test-result-1.2747008

Ortiz, Luis:

Ortiz has had two events:

Substances: Diuretics, chlorothiazide and hydrochlorothiazide, leading up to a scheduled match with Deontay Wilder. (2017)

After knocking out Lateef Kayode in one round, the result was overturned to a no contest, because of Ortiz's failed drug test. Ortiz tested postive in a voluntarily provided urine sample before the fight, for nandrolone, according to NSAC.

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/20856410/luis-ortiz-fails-drug-test-bout-deontay-wilder-canceled

2. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/11745451/heavyweight-luis-ortiz-tested-positive-steroid-wake-winning-interim-title



Oquendo, Fres:

Substances: Tamoxifin and Anastrozole, for his match with Ruslan Chagaev. (2014)


Sources:

1. http://www.secondsout.com/news/main-news/oquendo-tested-positive-after-ruslan-chagaev-fight

P:

Perez, Eloy

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/7694049/junior-lightweight-eloy-perez-tests-positive-cocaine-adrien-broner-fight

Peterson, Lamont

Sources:

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/lamont-peterson-tested-positive-for-banned-substance-casting-doubt-on-amir-khan-rematch/2012/05/08/gIQABcCPAU_story.html

Povetkin, Alexander


Povetkin has had two official events:

Substances: Meldonium, and separately Ostarine
The Meldonium event precluded his match with Deontay Wilder. (2016)
The Ostarine event precluded his match with Bermane Stiverne. (2016)

1. https://www.rt.com/sport/370620-povetkin-positive-test-boxing/

2. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/15531574/russian-heavyweight-alexander-povetkin-tests-positive-meldonium-fight-question

Pryor, Aaron*

Aaron Pryor had no official failed tests and did not admit to PED usage. Allegations have swirled around his disgraced trainer Panama Lewis' black bottle, however, from his unbelievable classic against Alexis Arguello, one of the greatest fights on film, by majority opinion. Another Panama Lewis fighter,



Q:

R:

Randall, Frankie

Sources: 

1. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/29/sports/randall-positive-in-drug-test.html

Rios, Brandon

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/10134718/brandon-rios-failed-drug-test-fight-vs-manny-pacquiao

Rosi, Gianfranco

Sources:

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/07/15/furthermore/7773780d-9983-4196-8a47-264bd6ba6e81/

S:

Salido, Orlando
http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2654229 

Seldin, Cletus

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/cletus-seldin-suspended-6-months-by-wbc-over-failed-test--115361


Simon, Harry

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/harry-simon-positive-steroid-use-sept-13-fight--86533


Soliman, Sam

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9007869/sam-soliman-tests-positive-banned-substance

Stiverne, Bermane

Substance: methylhexaneamine/dimethyamylamine/DMAA
Claim: He took a supplement he was unfamiliar with.
Backlash: The WBC allowed for his fight with Alexander Povetkin to go on, fully sanctioned, with a 75k fine. Then Povetkin failed a test for a different substance and the bout was canceled.

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18050121/bermane-stiverne-tests-positive-banned-substance-fight-alexander-povetkin-held

Sturm, Felix

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/15230440/super-middleweight-titleholder-felix-sturm-tests-positive-stanozolol

T:

Tarver, Antonio

Substances:
Exogenous testosterone,
5a-ndrostanediol metabolite

Two events: His matches with Steve Cunningham and Lateef Kayode. After Kayode, trainer, Buddy McGirt said he didn't believe it and he knew Tarver would clear his name. Then he tested positive for Cunningham as well.

Sources:

1. https://www.si.com/boxing/2015/11/25/antonio-tarver-boxing-steve-cunningham-failed-drug-test-documents

2. http://fightland.vice.com/blog/boxer-antonio-tarver-tests-positive-for-banned-substance

3. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8086282/cruiserweight-contender-antonio-tarver-tests-positive-banned-substance-june-2-fight

4. http://www.boxingscene.com/tarvers-trainer-mcgirt-comments-on-positive-test-peds--54316

Teper, Erkan

Teper is under suspicion for drostanolone, clenbuterol, testosterone, growth hormone and Methandrostenolone in his bouts after a raid on his apartment and a supposed positive test for both his bout with David Price and Newfel Ouatah. Further controversy in the amount of time it took to bring these results to the public.

Sources:

1. https://www.badlefthook.com/2015/12/21/10635682/erkan-teper-fails-drug-test-after-knocking-out-david-price

Thompson, Tony


Substance: hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic called a "masking agent"
Thompson actually publicly advocated for legalization of doping in boxing, so, this isn't very shocking.

Sources:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/29/tony-thompson-failed-drug-test-boxing-ruined-david-price-career

Toney, James

James was written up in The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.

Plead: Not Guilty. "I don't do drugs, period."

Reasoning: Result of medications prescribed after surgical repair of ruptured left biceps and triceps tendons.

Substance: Nandrolone, anabolic steroid

Backlash: The only reason James isn't thought to be a major heavyweight titlist is because after decisively defeating John Ruiz for the WBA title, the decision was changed from a unanimous decision for Toney to a no decision. It would've made James a four-weight major titlist across five weight classes, from middleweight to heavyweight (skipping light heavyweight). 


1. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/sports/othersports/toney-fails-drug-test-and-is-stripped-of-title.html

2. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/12/sports/sp-boxing12


Tyson, Mike

Sources:

1. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/sports/plus-boxing-tyson-tests-positive-for-marijuana.html
2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/10444998/Mike-Tyson-admits-to-being-high-on-drugs-during-major-fights-and-using-a-fake-penis-to-avoid-detection.html

U:

V:

Vargas, Fernando

Sources:

1. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/28/sports/sp-vargas28

Vargas, Francisco

https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/28/11532708/francisco-vargas-fails-drug-test-fight-with-salido-still-on-for-now

Visinia, Natu

Substance: Nandrolone

Sources: 

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/natu-visinia-suspended-positive-nandrolone-test--97524

W:


Wawrzyk, Andrzej


His team gave some indignation.

Substance: stanozolol

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/deontay-wilder-hunts-new-opponent-wawrzyk-fails-ped-test--112959
2. http://www.boxingscene.com/andrzej-wawrzyk-trainer-questions-validity-positive-drug-test--112991


Wach, Mariusz


Two events:

1. Anabolic steroid, for his match with Wladimir Klitschko.

2. Some type of positive test for his match with Alexander Povetkin

1. http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/polish-boxer-mariusz-wach-fails-doping-test-after-vladimir-klitschko/news-story/e0c5a11420f7b6ff60d90d423bac822d

2. http://www.boxingscene.com/sources-wach-failed-test-no-pay-povetkin-bout--99164

Whyte, Dillian

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/9665383/Dillian-Whyte-the-latest-British-boxer-to-test-positive-for-a-banned-substance.html

Wilson, Jez

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/jez-wilson-handed-two-year-ban-tests-positive-furosemide--102749


X:

Y:

Z:

Zeneli, Rexhildo

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/zeneli-bounced-from-euro-games-fails-drug-test--92442



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