Oh shit!!!!
Sources: Poonsawat
Reportedly Tests Positive For
HIV
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By Ryan Burton
Multiple sources in Houston have advised BoxingScene.com
that former super bantamweight champion Poonsawat
Kratingdaenggym failed his pre-fight blood test because the
Thai star tested positive for HIV [Human immunodeficiency
virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, AIDS]. Follow-up tests were taken to confirm the
result. The local commission refused to license the fighter after
the result was confirmed.
The fight was scheduled to be televised by HBO as the co-feature fight to the Nonito Donaire versus Jorge Arce main
evening that takes place on Saturday in Houston, TX.
In an earlier article on BoxingScene, the Thai fighter's wife,
Uangkarn Udomna, stated that Poonsawat's test failure may be
the result of the recessive blood disorder, thalassemia.
According to a press release issued by Top Rank, they are
looking to get Rigondeaux back in the ring as soon as possible.