Alvarez and Golovkin were seen as upstanding men who lived and fought in a clean, no-nonsense manner. Golovkin’s name is intact, but regardless of what he does next, Alvarez will forever have a cloud of suspicion hanging above him.
Gennady Golovkin, right, and Canelo Alvarez fought in September, and the match ended in a draw.(Photo: Joe Camporeale, USA TODAY Sports
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Gennady Golovkin launched a remarkable attack on rival Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Tuesday, accusing the Mexican fighter of being a long-term drug cheat who is protected by “corrupt” boxing officials.
Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol during samples collected on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20, with the test results being revealed on March 4.
The rematch in Las Vegas on May 5, having battled to a controversial draw last year is cancelled because Alvarez has withdrawn from the fight
Alvarez withdrew from his middleweight title rematch
against Gennady Golovkin on Tuesday, pre-empting the findings of the
Nevada Athletic Commission that will likely see him banned for at least
six months.
Alvarez has insisted that the levels of clenbuterol in his system were as a result of tainted meat consumed while in Mexico.
But Canelo Alvarez withdrew in the wake of two positive doping tests and in anticipation of a ban from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Golovkin ridiculed those claims while indicating the Nevada Athletic Commission were conspiring to ensure Alvarez would not face sanction.
Golovkin said that after the decision in the first fight, members of the commission had avoided him.
“Looking
at the commission, they all put their head down to avoid the eye
contact,” Golovkin said. “They don’t want to watch. I reviewed the fight
again and I just realized that these people, people like that, are
terrorists, they are killing the sport.”
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