By Mark Vester
The controversy continues as to whether or not Shane Mosley knowingly took performance enhancing drugs prior to his 2003 rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, which Mosley won. Victor Conte, who operated the Burlingame, California-based Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO), has long claimed that Mosley was well aware that he was injecting himself with an illegal performance enhancing steroid known as EPO. Conte also alleges that Mosley was aware that other purchased supplements (the “clear” and the “cream”) were illegal as well.
Mosley has always stood his ground and denied Conte’s allegations. Mosley claims that Conte told him the supplements were “legal vitamins.” The former three divisions champion filed a lawsuit against Conte for defamation suit in New York state.
According to a recent report by A.J. Perez in USA Today, Conte's lawyer, Thomas Harvey, filed a motion to dismiss Mosley's suit, which contained an affidavit from Conte that outlines the various charges that were billed to Mosley.
Conte alleges that he charged Mosley $900 for EPO and $600 for the steroids known as "the cream" and "the clear." He further alleges that he billed Mosley an additional $150 for blood work and $200 for a limousine that Mosley used during a visit. In the affidavit, Conte says Mosley paid him $500 in cash and $1,350 by personal check.
Most recently, the WBC sent a press release to media members, letting the press know of their intentions to investigate the allegations against Mosley. Mosley won the WBC junior middleweight title in the 03 bout with De La Hoya.
Conte sent an email to USA Today and said it’s time for Mosley to face the same consequences that other professional athletes received in connection with the BALCO scandal.
"I believe it is time for Shane Mosley to receive the consequences he deserves for lying about his use of performance enhancing drugs," Conte said Tuesday in an e-mail. "Other athletes associated with BALCO who have lied about their use of drugs have been banned from their sport, stripped of their records and medals and even spent time in jail."
Mosley's lawyer, Judd Burstein, told the paper that Conte‘s claims were “completely false“, and Mosley would have his name cleared in court.
Mosley challenges Antonio Margarito for the WBA welterweight title on January 24.
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