{"id":12201,"date":"2011-06-29T19:51:03","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T23:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12201"},"modified":"2011-06-29T19:51:03","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T23:51:03","slug":"austin-trout-still-wba-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12201","title":{"rendered":"Austin Trout Still WBA Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12201 \" href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12201 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12202\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"Trout Header (Copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trout-Header-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout and his support team are relieved and yet admittedly still angry after receiving final word from WBA Executive Vice President Gilberto Mendoza, Jr. that the WBA has ratified Trout as champion and invalidates the result of a positive post-fight drug test taken in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>In early June, Trout successfully defended his title against David Lopez by unanimous decision only to be informed afterward that the results of a dubious drug test came back positive for marijuana.<!--more--> According to Team Trout and promoter Greg Cohen, proper procedures and protocol were not followed. The urine samples they took were not sealed and Trout wasn\u2019t asked to sign any paperwork. Team Trout had two more urine samples properly tested at a facility approved by The New Mexico Boxing Commission and sent them to the WBA. Both samples came back clean.<br \/>\n\u201cI can\u2019t point any fingers for legal reasons, but I suspect there was a plot to keep Austin from leaving Mexico with his title one way or the other. My fighter Austin Trout does not do performance enhancing or recreational drugs. He is a World Champion who takes great pride in always being in top condition and relishes the role of being a positive role model for today\u2019s youth,\u201d stated Cohen. \u201cI\u2019m happy the WBA was able to see through it quickly and allow Austin to continue becoming the great champion he is without undue interruption. I wonder how many other fighters who haven\u2019t had the representation or resources to get their own tests have fallen victim to these kinds of unsavory acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WBA\u2019s official invalidation of the drug test means Trout remains champion and is free to pursue a high profile showdown against Australia\u2019s former WBA multi division World Champion Anthony Mundine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout and his support team are relieved and yet admittedly still angry after receiving final word from WBA Executive Vice President Gilberto Mendoza, Jr. that the WBA has ratified Trout as champion and invalidates the result of a positive post-fight drug test taken in Mexico. 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