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Boxing champion Shields' ban for Marijuana smoking dropped

Sports · Dennis Masinde · March 16, 2025
Boxing champion Shields' ban for Marijuana smoking dropped
Claressa Shields during a previous bout/PHOTO/LA Times

Undisputed world champion Claressa Shields has had her doping suspension lifted.

The 29-year-old American, a champion at three different weight levels, tested positive for marijuana following her win over heavyweight Danielle Perkins on 3 February in Michigan.

According to the BBC, the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission which provisionally suspended Shields' license said she "provided evidence" on 6 March and that "her conduct no longer poses an imminent threat to the integrity of the sport, the public interest, or the welfare and safety of a contestant".

Shields wrote on X: "Officially unsuspended! "But y'all a little quiet! Ya'll was real loud about me 'supposedly' smoking marijuana and being suspended!

"No worries! And still an undisputed heavyweight champ." She boasted.

Although Shields' suspension was swept aside for now, the commission said that "does not close the enforcement action", meaning she may face further sanctions if deemed to have offended the integrity of the sport in any way.

She could be fined or have her victory over Perkins overturned as a no-contest considering she was found not to have used Marijuana but still have come into contact with it.

Marijuana is banned in competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Shields denied using marijuana and said the tests showed only "trace" amounts.

A trace amount refers to the idea that the amount of a substance is considered too small to have any desired or undesired effects on a subject.

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