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(1) The Serrano sisters and trainer, Jordan Maldonado (Cindy's husband), were once arrested in a police sting for dealing PEDs in various New York gyms - although this was a long time ago it at least shows their characters and that they may still have access to PEDs and PED knowledge.
(2) Amanda has went up and down in weight to capture 7 divisional world titles without the weight losses and additions affecting her performances in any way.
For me the combination of these two facts is a red flag making me very suspicious of Team Serrano. Since there are many PEDs that don't have tests available to detect them, VADA testing won't catch any drug cheat who knows what they're doing or knows someone that knows what they're doing. This happens all the time in cycling and athletics to name only two sports, it probably happens in many others including boxing.
(1) The Serrano sisters and trainer, Jordan Maldonado (Cindy's husband), were once arrested in a police sting for dealing PEDs in various New York gyms - although this was a long time ago it at least shows their characters and that they may still have access to PEDs and PED knowledge.
(2) Amanda has went up and down in weight to capture 7 divisional world titles without the weight losses and additions affecting her performances in any way.
For me the combination of these two facts is a red flag making me very suspicious of Team Serrano. Since there are many PEDs that don't have tests available to detect them, VADA testing won't catch any drug cheat who knows what they're doing or knows someone that knows what they're doing. This happens all the time in cycling and athletics to name only two sports, it probably happens in many others including boxing.