Alexander Povetkin Fails Drug Test & WBC Statement
Sheffield, England (May 13th, 2016)– According to multiple reports, former heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin has tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium, putting his May 21 showdown with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in jeopardy. Both fighters had been undergoing testing through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency [VADA] for the past several weeks. It was on April 27 when Povetkin’s “A” sample produced a positive result. The status of the fight is currently up in the air as Wilder and his team, who are currently in Sheffield, England finishing up training camp, discuss their options. Check out the press release below that the WBC, who now requires VADA testing for all of their title fights, sent out.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE WBC:
WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin voluntarily agreed to the WBC Clean Boxing Program and to be tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in connection with their upcoming May 21, 2016, WBC World Heavyweight Championship.
Today, VADA reported to the WBC and the fighters’ camps the results of an anti-doping test Povetkin underwent from a sample collected on April 27, 2016. VADA’s report states that Povetkin’s sample A showed an adverse result for the banned substance Meldonium. The WBC also received specific information from the World Anti-Doping Agency about such substance Meldonium .
The WBC’s priority is and will always be safety, fair play and justice. In order to continue to strive for the absolute safety of the boxers and for a just and fair outcome for all parties involved, the WBC is conducting an in-depth investigation of this matter.
The WBC will make a public announcement in the very near future concerning the results of its investigation and any appropriate steps that it will take.
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