By Jeff Aranow: Alfredo Angulo says he doesn’t buy the excuse that Saul Canelo Alvarez has been making about him eating contaminated meat for why he tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol last February.
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Has Canelo Alvarez done the right thing?
By Yannis Mihanos: Only a day ago Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) announced in public his decision to pull out from the May 5th fight against Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) on HBO PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo sounding bitter, says GGG is scared and doesn’t want the fight
By Jeff Aranow: Saul Canelo Alvarez mostly played it cool during on Tuesday at his press conference in cancelling his May 5th rematch with Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin. The fight was likely to be cancelled anyway after Canelo meets with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 18 at his hearing for his two failed drug tests.
Canelo: “I have always been a clean fighter’
By Dan Ambrose: Saul Canelo Alvarez made it official on Tuesday in pulling out of his May 5th rematch against Gennady Golovkin at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo met with the media in a news conference in downtown Los Angeles and was asked questions.
Canelo Alvarez withdraws from May 5th fight against Golovkin
By Jeff Aranow: Former two division world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has pulled out of his scheduled May 5th rematch with middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin. The Canelo-GGG 2 rematch is now officially off.
Canelo Alvarez to host a media briefing today
By Jeff Aranow: Saul Canelo Alvarez will reportedly be hosting a media briefing on his status today, according to Lance Pugmire. It’s unclear whether Canelo, 26, will field questions or read a prepared statement. Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KOs) has a meeting with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 18 to discuss his 2 positive tests for clenbuterol.
Sulaiman: Canelo cannot be found guilty of doping
By Dan Ambrose: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has weighed the facts in the case of Saul Canelo Alvarez’s 2 positive tests for clenbuterol, and he’s determined that he can’t be found guilty of doping.
NSAC moving Canelo’s hearing to April 18
By Dan Ambrose: The Nevada Commission has pushed back their hearing with Saul Canelo Alvarez to April 18 to question him about his 2 failed tests for clenbuterol. The Nevada Commission had originally scheduled the hearing for April 10. This is not good news for the Canelo-GGG rematch, which is scheduled for May 5.
Abel Sanchez: Canelo needs to prove his innocence
By Jim Dower: Trainer Abel Sanchez says it’s up to Saul Canelo Alvarez to prove his innocence when he meets with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 10 for him to answer their questions about why he failed 2 drug tests in February for clenbuterol while preparing for his rematch with unbeaten IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin for their May 5th rematch.
Canelo must prove to Commission clenbuterol levels came from meat
By Jeff Aranow: Saul Canelo Alvarez will be meeting with the Nevada Commission on April 10th to prove to them that his 2 failed tests from the banned substance clenbuterol came from contaminated meat. Documentation on the purchase of the contaminated meat has been turned into the Nevada Commission by Golden Boy Promotions, according to Lance Pugmire.