The Nevada State Athletic Commission can discipline Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for refusing a urine test after all.
A judge on Tuesday dismissed a restraining order won by Chavez and upheld a motion to dismiss his case, which has taken a number of turns since Chavez, scheduled to fight Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas, refused to submit a sample to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency on Oct. 24, according to a report on BoxingScene.com.
BoxingScene.com’s Thomas Hauser laid out this timeline:
Oct. 30 – The NSAC suspends Chavez temporarily pending the results of a commission meeting on Nov. 20.
Nov. 20 – The suspension is extended by a unanimous vote until a final disciplinary action is brought against Chavez. The Chavez-Jacobs fight, set for Dec. 20, is subsequently moved to Phoenix.
Dec. 17 – A Nevada court grants Chavez’s request for a temporary restraining order preventing the NSAC from proceeding with the disciplinary action.
Jan. 15 – The NSAC files a motion to kill the restraining order. Chavez, according to Hauser, responds by filing a motion to change the restraining order to a preliminary junction.
March 5 – The NSAC files a motion to dismiss Chavez’s case against it.
April 28 – A judge grants both of the NSAC’s motions and denies Chavez’s request via a conference call. That allows Nevada officials to discipline Chavez for refusing to submit a sample for the drug test.