The World Boxing Council President, Mauricio Sulaiman has launched a passionate defence of his fellow countryman and former 2-weight world champion, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Sulaiman claims he has been upset by the number of people jumping to conclusions.
Canelo has been ridiculed following testing positive for Clenbuterol on separate tests taken on February 17 and February 20th.
Sulaiman suggested more people pay attention to the facts before jumping on the bandwagon.
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“I have been disappointed with the treatment that has been given to this case. We all have the right to a process of studying the facts.”
“When a positive comes out the first thing you do, before justice is done, is to analyze the substance, the amounts, the history of the boxer.”
“It turned out that it was clenbuterol,” Sulaiman said.
The WBC president went on to detail instances in his home country where the issue of Clenbuterol has repeatedly arisen.
“I will give you an example, and that is this in 2011, 109 players out of 208 who were in Mexico at the U17 World Cup were positive for this substance.”
“There are cases in boxing like Erik Morales, who ended up fighting [after testing positive], or Francisco ‘Bandido’ Vargas, who tested positive for double [the levels of clenbuterol] than Canelo did, and he also fought and it was the fight of the year.”
The WBC president claims he feels Saul Alvarez has been treated unfairly.
“I was not disappointed by Canelo’s positive but by how he has been treated.”
“Yes, Canelo is undoubtedly the benchmark of Mexican boxing. He is the most popular, the most successful, but there is a lot of talent in the country.”
“We have Berchelt, Luis Nery, Óscar Valdez, Rey Vargas, Leo Santa Cruz,” Sulaiman added.
“The WBC’s expert committee believes that it was food contamination.”
“The boxing commission where the fight will take place, the television network, the promoters, the press, the fans and the social networks have not given the Canelo the due process he deserves. He’s been labelled a cheat and made to look guilty.”
“I invite everyone to analyze everything.
“I support Canelo Álvarez in the sense that he can not be considered guilty of doping.”
Sulaiman claims that Alvarez is guilty of negligence but cannot be accused of doping.
“He can be accused of indiscipline, ignorance or care. This situation has deflated 2018.”
“I feel bad because I would have treated this differently.”
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