Canelo Álvarez blames contaminated meat after failing voluntary drug test

• Mexican tested positive for trace levels of clenbuterol
• Rematch with Gennady Golovkin still set for 5 May

Canelo Álvarez has tested positive for trace levels of the performance-enhancing drug clenbuterol ahead of his 5 May bout with Gennady Golovkin, the boxer’s promoters Golden Boy Promotions have announced.

Golden Boy have moved to attribute the result to meat contamination, with support from the laboratory that conducted the tests. The Mexican fighter attended a voluntary drugs test before his rematch with multiple world middleweight champion Golovkin, which is still scheduled to take place as planned.

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