By Mark Vester
Jose Bonilla, the trainer of super middleweight contender Edison Miranda, denies that any illegal substances were used in the corner for last Saturday's fight with Andre Ward at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Miranda lost a twelve round unanimous decision. Around the fourth or fifth round, California State Athletic Commission seized a suspicious substance when a CSAC inspector saw the fighter's cornermen remove an unknown brown bottle from a bag. The CSAC are currently testing the substance and could have results by next week.
Bonilla claims the substance was simple Vaseline and also says Adrenalin was used during the fight. He says the petroleum jelly and Adrenalin were approved by the CSAC in the locker room. According to a rep for the CSAC, who spoke with the Associated Press, the substance found in the brown bottle was darker than normal petroleum jelly and that raised their suspicions.
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