Amir Khan ban confirmed after star tested positive in drugs test
, was able to establish that his ingestion of substance was not intentional, but ultimately UKAD have issued him with a two-year ban regardless.Khan shot to fame in 2004 when he won an Olympic silver medal for Great Britain at the age of just 17.
Over his career Khan was involved in big fights against the likes of Marco Antonio Barrera, Zab Judah, Danny Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford and finally Kell Brook – when he tested positive for ostarineAccording to UKAD, ostarine is a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator which is a drug designed to have similar effects to testosterone.It is not approved for human consumption in the UK or anywhere else in the world.
“On 19 February 2022, UK Anti-Doping collected an In-Competition urine Sample from Mr Khan after his fight against Kell Brook at the Manchester Arena. Mr Khan’s Sample returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for ostarine.
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