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From Staff and Wire Reports
Ruben Palacio of Colombia was stripped of his World Boxing Organization featherweight title after failing a routine medical exam.
The British Boxing Board of Control refused to reveal the results of the exam. However, two British newspapers reported that Palacio tested positive for the AIDS virus.
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