A disqualification to a boxer who there is no more. It’s the misstep that theUKADL’British Anti-Doping Agencywhich released a statement on Monday afternoon, June 24, announcing the stop of four years for the boxer Moises Callerosonly to later apologize after learning of his death. “UKAD received this information shortly after publishing details of the outcome of the case. He was not aware of it before,” we read in the published correction note.
The first press release was promptly removed from the agency’s channels, but this still didn’t stop someone from noticing it and spreading it. Here Calleros’ disqualification from boxing was announced for four yearsafter the Mexican had turned out positive to cocaine in a drug test following his defeat against the Briton Galal Yafai in a match of April 2023. These are the words reported by The Independent: “Anti-doping rule violation. Professional boxer Moises Calleros has been banned for four years, following violations of the anti-doping rules (ADRV) for the presence and use of banned substances, cocaine and its metabolite.” Once we learned the news of his death, which occurred on last Marchwas published rectification still visible: “British Anti-Doping has received information regarding the death of boxer Moises Calleros soon after having announced the details of the outcome of the case concerning him. Unfortunately, UKAD he had no information about his sad passing at the time of publication and has removed all details of this case from his channels.”
The death of Calleros, 34 years old, is still shrouded in mystery. The loss to Yafai turned out to be the penultimate fight of her career. The final one saw him triumph over Gerardo Verde Moreno in Ensenada, Mexico, in December 2023. He made his professional debut in 2008 and he fought in the light flyweight. In 2018 he also played a match for the world title, but was forced to retreat against Ryuya Yamanaka. In his career he fought against champions of the caliber of Julio Cesar Martinez, Jose Argumendo and Francisco Rodriguez and achieved 37 victories, 11 defeats And a draw.
