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British Anti-Doping Body Deletes Statement Banning Boxer Who Died in March

Patrick Andres

Oct 31, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; General view of the ring prior to the flyweight bout of the women's U.S. Olympic boxing team trials at Cannon Center.
Oct 31, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; General view of the ring prior to the flyweight bout of the women's U.S. Olympic boxing team trials at Cannon Center. / Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

UK Anti-Doping—Great Britain's premier anti-doping body—quickly deleted a statement Monday that banned deceased boxer Moisés Calleros from competition for four years due to a positive cocaine test.

Calleros died on March 1 at the age of 34 in his native Mexico.

"Anti-Doping Rule Violation!" a social media post announcing the release read, via George Glinski of Talksport. "Mexican Professional Boxer Moisés Calleros has been banned for four years, following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for the presence and Use of Prohibited substance, cocaine and its metabolite."

Both the post and release no longer exist.

Per the now-deleted release, Calleros tested positive before a fourth-round loss by technical knockout to Great Britain's Galal Yafai on the undercard to Anthony Joshua's win over Jermaine Franklin in April 2023.

Calleros amassed a career record of 37-11-1 with 20 knockouts before his untimely death, knocking out countryman Gerardo Verde in his final fight on Dec. 16.

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PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .

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