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Canelo Alvarez announced Tuesday he has withdrawn from his scheduled rematch with unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin, which was to headline a major HBO PPV event on May 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has filed a complaint against Alvarez following two positive tests for the banned performance-enhancing drug clenbuterol in random urine tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
A hearing on the matter is expected to take place on April 18, as part of the commission's regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
Because clenbuterol is classified as a prohibited anabolic agent, Alvarez faces a minimum one-year suspension for a first-time offense based on the commission's doping rules and regulations, which were overhauled in September 2016. The commission could suspend him for even longer but, based on its regulations it could also cut any suspension it issues by 50 percent -- six months -- if he cooperates with the commission.
Any suspension is retroactive to the date of the first positive test, which means if Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), 27, of Mexico, gets a one-year suspension but cooperates with the commission and has it cut to six months, he would be eligible to box again after Aug. 17. That means the rematch of his controversial draw last September with Golovkin -- who most thought won -- could be rescheduled for the Mexican Independence Day weekend in mid-September.
Alvarez claims the reason for his positive test results are due to his eating contaminated beef in Mexico, where that has been an ongoing problem for athletes. Farmers in Mexico often include clenbuterol, which is prohibited for farming use in the United States, in cattle feed because it helps reduce fat and increase lean muscle mass.
ESPN's Dan Rafael contributed to this report.
Canelo Alvarez announced Tuesday he has withdrawn from his scheduled rematch with unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin, which was to headline a major HBO PPV event on May 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has filed a complaint against Alvarez following two positive tests for the banned performance-enhancing drug clenbuterol in random urine tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
A hearing on the matter is expected to take place on April 18, as part of the commission's regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
Because clenbuterol is classified as a prohibited anabolic agent, Alvarez faces a minimum one-year suspension for a first-time offense based on the commission's doping rules and regulations, which were overhauled in September 2016. The commission could suspend him for even longer but, based on its regulations it could also cut any suspension it issues by 50 percent -- six months -- if he cooperates with the commission.
Any suspension is retroactive to the date of the first positive test, which means if Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), 27, of Mexico, gets a one-year suspension but cooperates with the commission and has it cut to six months, he would be eligible to box again after Aug. 17. That means the rematch of his controversial draw last September with Golovkin -- who most thought won -- could be rescheduled for the Mexican Independence Day weekend in mid-September.
Alvarez claims the reason for his positive test results are due to his eating contaminated beef in Mexico, where that has been an ongoing problem for athletes. Farmers in Mexico often include clenbuterol, which is prohibited for farming use in the United States, in cattle feed because it helps reduce fat and increase lean muscle mass.
ESPN's Dan Rafael contributed to this report.
