Former female super bantamweight champion Heather Hardy tested positive for a banned diuretic in her bout against against Amanda Serrano.
The WBC said it will investigate the “circumstances surrounding the finding” and the “history and properties of the substance revealed by the finding.”
“The WBC considers those steps necessary to achieve a conclusion of the matter consistent with the WBC rules and regulations and with the WBC CBP protocol,” the WBC said in a statement, adding that it would announce the results of its investigation “in the near future.”
“My VADA test results just came back, negative for performance-enhancing drugs, but detected a prescription drug used to treat kidney and heart problems,” Hardy wrote. “I told the testing & [medical] professionals what I took heading into the fight, a prescription med for period symptoms. They acknowledge this, and now my team is getting to the bottom of the findings.”
“I’m Furious right now! I’ve been respectful to Heather Hardy from day 1. Come to find out her test came back Dirty,” wrote Serrano, who is the only woman in boxing history to win world titles in seven weight classes. “Mine was posted yesterday CLEAN! I’ve Never cheated in my life. Ppls life are at risk when things like this happen. [Promoter] Lou DiBella, I want answers like Yesterday.”