Crews-Dezurn Reinstated As WBC Super Middleweight Champion!

Once again, Baltimore, MD's "Heavy-Hitting Diva" Franchon Crews-Dezurn reigns as WBC/WBO Super Middleweight champion.  BoxingScene.com is reporting that Crews-Dezurn was reinstated as WBC Champion after suspending Alejandra "Tigre" Jimenez for nine months for failing a drug test in January.

On January 11th, Jimenez defeated Crews-Dezurn by 10-round split decision in San Antonio, TX to win the WBO and WBC Super Middleweight titles. The Texas Boxing Commission would change the bout's ruling to a No-Decision.  The Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) collected a test sample from Jimenez the day before the fight that tested positive for the banned substance Stanazol. Jimenez would be suspended by the Texas Commission for 90 days, the WBC would suspend her title reign and the WBO would put her on the clock.

The WBO would return its title to Crews-Dezurn in March.  According to BoxingScene's Miguel Rivera, the WBC conducted a five-month investigation and would also declare the January 11th bout a no-contest and return its title to Crews-Dezurn.

According to Rivera, the suspension to Jiménez is due to the fact that she admitted that she tested positive, but denied ingesting a prohibited substance.

“Ms. Jiménez's agreement with the WBC is not an admission that she actually ingested a prohibited substance to improve her performance. Instead, in the Award Agreement, Ms. Jiménez does not dispute the WBC-CBP finding as revealed by the anti-doping test," the WBC's statement read.

Rivera's article also says that. in addition to the suspension, a probation status of one year for Jimenez was agreed upon until October 10, 2021, although the WBC points out that there will be no economic sanctions for the fighter.