Mariano Natalio Carrera
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Mariano Natalio Carrera is an Argentine
boxer
, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
Carrera began his pro career in 2001 and captured the WBA
middleweight title by knocking out Javier Castillejo
in 2006. Carrera tested positive for an illegal substance following the win over Castillejo. His urine test was confirmed to have tested positive for the steroid Clenbuterol
. He was stripped of the title. Castillejo and Carrera met in a rematch in 2007 and Castillejo knocked out Carrera in six rounds. His height is 183 cm.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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Carrera began his pro career in 2001 and captured the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
middleweight title by knocking out Javier Castillejo
Javier Castillejo
Francisco Javier Castillejo is a professional boxer from Spain. He is the former WBC light middleweight champion and former WBA middleweight champion. He has fought against stars Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Sturm, Fernando Vargas, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Michael Rask, and Mariano Natalio Carrera...
in 2006. Carrera tested positive for an illegal substance following the win over Castillejo. His urine test was confirmed to have tested positive for the steroid Clenbuterol
Clenbuterol
Clenbuterol is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier...
. He was stripped of the title. Castillejo and Carrera met in a rematch in 2007 and Castillejo knocked out Carrera in six rounds. His height is 183 cm.