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Mexico’s Mauricio Lara given two-year ban for doping violation

Mexico’s Mauricio Lara given two-year ban for doping violation

Mexican boxer Mauricio Lara on Wednesday was handed a two-year ban for anti-doping violations, Afrosport reports. The former featherweight world champion tested positive for the banned substance betamethasone on 28 May 2023 following his loss to Leigh Wood at the Manchester Arena. The UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) banned the use of the drug in competition. Mauricio Lara tested positive for betamethasone in a UKAD test following his...