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Mosley Knew He Was Doping: BALCO Chief  

Posted Apr 9, 08 11:03 AM CDT in Crime,  Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Shane Mosley was perfectly aware he had taken steroids before defeating Oscar de la Hoya in 2003, claims convicted steroid dealer Victor Conte. "He knew what he was taking and I told him that before he took it," BALCO founder Conte said. The prizefighter says he never knowingly took steroids and is suing for libel, the LA Times reports.

Conte, who spent 4 months behind bars after police raided his labs and found the doping calendars of top athletes, plans a tell-all book. Conte says he has calendars detailing  Mosley's steroid treatment in 2003, and some hefty BALCO bills paid by the boxer. Conte rubbished Mosley's claim that he thought he was buying vitamins, asking "You think vitamins cost $900 a month?"

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Victor Conte stands in front of a logo of Balco, his former company BALCO,   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Welterweight boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs), from Pomona, Calif., listens during a news conference in New York, Tuesday March 25, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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Boxer and current promoter Oscar De La Hoya, right, sits with boxing contender Sugar Shane Mosley at a press conference in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico,   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Victor Conte, founder of Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO), speaks to reporters during a book release party for "Steroid Nation" in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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