By Jim Dower: The Ring has decided not to strip Saul Canelo Alvarez of his middleweight title with their organization despite him being suspended for 6 months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive twice for the banned substance clenbuterol.
By Dan Ambrose: Gennady Golovkin has doubts that he’ll be fighting Saul Canelo Alvarez on September 15, according to Yahoo Sports News. Golovkin gives it only a 10% chance that he’ll be fighting Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) on September 15.
By Jeff Aranow: HBO just released their fight poster for the May 5th Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan contest, and the only one that can be seen on the poster if GGG. Martirosyan’s photo isn’t on the poster, and his name is even smaller than the word ‘Live.’ Martirosyan’s name is at the very bottom of the poster. They might as well have not included Martirosyan’s name, because it’s completely out of sight.
By Sean Jones: Saul Canelo Alvarez has tested negative for the performance enhancing substance clenbuterol in a hair follicle test that was ordered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as part of their investigation of the Mexican star for his two positive tests on February 17 and February 20.
By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Lou Dibella says Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) ate tainted beef in Mexico when he knows he shouldn’t have. Canelo tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol last February. He said he ate tainted beef in Mexico.
By Jeff Aranow: Paulie Malignaggi thinks Saul Canelo Alvarez was let off lightly by the Nevada State Athletic Commission with their 6-month suspension they handed out to him on Wednesday of this week for his two positive tests for the banned substance clenbuterol.
By Jeff Aranow: Saul Canelo Alvarez was given a 6-month suspension on Wednesday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his two positive tests for clenbuterol. The 5-man Nevada Commission voted unanimously 5-0 to suspend the 27-year-old Golden Boy star for six months.
By Sean Jones: Earlier on Wednesday, Golden Boy Promotions superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez was given a 1-year suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in their Las Vegas hearing on his two doping tests for clenbuterol.
By Jim Dower: The Nevada State Athletic Commission will be conducting a hearing on Wednesday for the two positive tests for clenbuterol for Mexican star Saul Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas. The clenbuterol in Canelo’s two positive tests were said to have been at low levels, the type that would be seen for someone that had eaten contaminated beef, which is what his excuse is.
By Jeff Aranow: Former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan believes Mexican star Saul Canelo Alvarez should receive nothing less than a lifetime ban from boxing for his two positive tests for the banned substance clenbuterol while training for his now canceled May 5 fight against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin.