Lou DiBella explains Hannah Gabriels' positive steroid test

By Scott Shaffer

26/05/2023

Lou DiBella explains Hannah Gabriels' positive steroid test

Yesterday, it was reported that world middleweight champion Claressa Shields will face Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo on June 3rd in Detroit because the planned opponent, Hanna Gabriels, tested positive for a banned. performance-enhancing substance. Gabriels' promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Gabriels' positive test and blamed it on a steroidal cream that she allegedly rubbed on her pet dog after the dog had abdominal surgery. DiBella said, "Hanna is out [of the fight] because she tested positive for a banned substance. That is how it should work. Period. It should always be strict liability (it is not). [Here is a picture] of her dog’s site of incision and the veterinary meds she was given to apply to the area. One is a [ster]roid. Hence… the positive tests. [Tests of the] B samples would [also] be positive [so there is] no need to test them. We get it. No protests. What f*cking more do you want? The girl is out because of an honest mistake… as she should be. Culpability and suspension are a separate issue."