Boxer Shane Mosley is accused of using BALCO designer steroids "the clear'' and "the cream" as part of a doping regimen before a 2003 fight against Oscar De La Hoya. BALCO investigator Jeff Novitzky told reporters that Mosley began using those two drugs, as well as EPO, two months before the light middleweight championship fight won by Mosley.
In 2003, Mosley was subpenaed and and testified in front of a grand jury. He has always denied doping and has never tested positive.
In a statement issued by publicist Debbie Caplan"I'm disappointed that this is coming out again, four years after I've been to the grand jury and gave my truthful testimony, I even took a lie detector test back then to let everyone know that I wasn't trying to be an unfair fighter."
According to SI.com, Mosley had blood work done to measure his hematocrit level, the volume of red blood cells, at 44. In a calendar with his file, the date of July 26 was circled, and the boxer's level increased to 52.2 by Aug. 8. "Most men are in the low 40s," Dr. Gary Wadler, a member of the World Anti-Doping Association, told SI.com. "Anything over 50 is considered off the charts."
Victor Conte, the BALCO founder, was released from prison in March 2006 after pleading guilty to selling designer steroids. Sources say he is the one who gave Mosley the steroids.