Statement from Oscar De La Hoya on Alejandra Jiminez

Statement from Oscar De La Hoya on Alejandra Jiminez testing positive for banned substances

WBC and WBO female super middleweight champion Alejandra Jimenez (13-0-1, 9 KOs) tested positive for banned substances after her title fight with Golden Boy's Franchon Crews-Dezurn (6-2, 2 KOs).

Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, released the following statement after the news was revealed:

"It is extremely unfortunate to learn that WBC and WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Alejandra Jimenez (13-0-1, 9 KOs) has tested positive for banned substances after her title fight with Franchon Crews-Dezurn (6-2, 2 KOs) on January 11.

"As Franchon's promoter, we are incredibly disappointed for her as she worked incredibly hard to defend her titles. However, our job is to ensure the safety of our fighters both inside and outside of the ring. Thus, we have always insisted and supported testing through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) for all of our world championship fights. Jimenez's fight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn is no exception. Now our job is to find justice for Franchon by working closely with the WBC and the WBO in order to re-instate her as a world champion."

'Tigre' Jiminez had previously won a WBC world title at heavyweight and made history by dropping to win at super middleweight, which is now on hold pending investigations.