The move
is a procedural one, handed down during the NSAC's monthly meeting, and comes
as no surprise.
"Mr.
Chavez's license is suspended, but there is no finding of fact on the merits of
the case," NSAC executive director Keith Kizer told ESPN, according
to Dan Rafael.
"He
had a license to fight in Nevada and we suspended it pending a hearing."
Chavez
Jr. tested positive for marijuana after losing a unanimous decision to Sergio
Martinez last month in Las Vegas. He has since claimed the result was caused by
prescription eye drops and not recreational usage of the drug.
He will
face a full hearing before the commission as early as the end of this month. At
the hearing, both Chavez and the Attorney General of Nevada will present their
cases.
He will
certainly face a heavy fine and a possible suspension of up to one year if
found guilty.
This is
largely due to the fact that Chavez failed a drug test once before in Nevada,
using the drug Furosemide, a known diuretic used to drop weight or mask
steroids.
For his
part, Kizer is expecting Chavez to face a minimum suspension of six months, but
would not be surprised if he got a full year.
"I
can't imagine the suspension will be any less than six months," Kizer
said. "Best case for Mr. Chavez is six months, worse case is 12
months."
Kizer
further explained that while the normal suspension for a marijuana related
offense is six months, since it's his second failed test, he could face the
stiffer year-long penalty.
If
Chavez is indeed suspended, he will be prohibited from fighting anywhere in the
United States. Under the law, a suspension issued by an athletic commission in
one state must be honored by all the others.
-source: bleacherreport.com
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