BOXING NOTEBOOK: VARGAS WON'T FIGHT STEROID TEST.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Boxer Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California) is an American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior". said he will not contest his positive steroid test and asked the Nevada State Athletic Commission An athletic commission is an organization which oversees and promotes athletics in a state. For example, the Nevada State Athletic Commission oversees boxing and mixed martial arts. for leniency le·ni·en·cy n. pl. le·ni·en·cies 1. The condition or quality of being lenient. See Synonyms at mercy. 2. A lenient act. Noun 1. . Vargas, a resident of Camarillo, tested positive in a routine test following his bout with Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . He has said repeatedly he did not knowingly take the banned drugs. A hearing before the commission's five-member board, to determine Vargas' punishment, is expected to take place before the end of the month, but no date has been set. ``I do not intend to contest either the jurisdiction of the commission or the test findings,'' he wrote in a letter to the commission dated Oct. 25, his formal answer to the complaint filed against him. ``When I first received word of the findings, I expressed my shock. I explained that I did not knowingly take any prohibited substance, much less a steroid. However, it would be unrealistic for me to deny the test result, and I am not doing so. ``... I now ask the commission for leniency in any penalty to be assessed. While I acknowledge my responsibility here, I also ask that the Commission take note of the fact that my violation was unintentional.'' Vargas suggested someone in his camp gave him the steroids without his knowledge, but he took responsibility for his lack of caution. - Michael Rosenthal --Arum beats King: A jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., refused to award money to Don King in his fight with rival promoter Bob Arum over rights to boxer Julio Cesar Chavez. King had claimed Arum arum, common name for the Araceae, a plant family mainly composed of species of herbaceous terrestrial and epiphytic plants found in moist to wet habitats of the tropics and subtropics; some are native to temperate zones. interfered with two of his 1998 contracts and broke a 1996 agreement on joint ventures with Chavez. |
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