Boxer who ended Kildare man Gary Cully's undefeated streak banned for five years
Jose Felix has been banned for five years after testing positive for two banned substances following his loss to Lewis Crocker at the Ulster Hall, Belfast in January 2024
Jose Felix caused a huge upset when he defeated one Ireland's hottest boxing prospects Gary Cully in May of 2023, but the Mexican has now been banned from all World Anti-Doping Code-compliant sports after testing positive for metabolites of the performance-enhancing steroid stanozolol and another banned substance, metandienone.
The fighter from Naas, Co.Kildare went into his clash with Felix holding a perfect 16-0 record, but suffered a third round TKO and his first professional career loss.
Cully took to X to put forward his feelings on the matter and allude to his previous suspicions about Felix ahead of their meeting.
Felix was tested in the early hours of January 28, mere hours after being defeated by Lewis Crocker in Belfast.
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) have charged him with Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and insisted a five-year period of ineligibility should apply with his ban commencing on April 24, 2024.
Felix had fought just last month defeating Hector Astorga Jimenez by unanimous decision in Sinaloa, Mexico.