Alimkhanuly fails drugs test before scheduled Lara fight

Alimkhanuly fails drugs test before scheduled Lara fight

Janibek Alimkhanuly has examined constructive for a banned substance before his scheduled middleweight unification bout against Erislandy Lara on Saturday.

The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) says it has been informed of the Kazakh fighter’s failed test by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) and an inner investigation is under method.

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Alimkhanuly, who holds the IBF and WBO titles, has been pulled from the bout against WBA champion Lara and changed by Venezuela’s Johan Gonzalez, according to American media.

It has been reported the banned substance is meldonium, a performance-enhancing drug which might enhance an athlete’s…

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