Comments Thread For: Povetkin Tests Positive For Meldonium, Wilder Title Off

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Jake Donovan
JakeNDaBox_v2
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WBC confirmed that positive test result was from 4/27, and that an investigation currently underway, announcement t/k. #WilderPovetkin

[BostonGuy]

Maybe the fight will still take place:

Status of the #WilderPovetkin fight is unclear at the moment after Povetkin's positive test. #boxing

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) May 13, 2016

[_Maxi]

The same people who said Wilder wouldn't go to Russia to fight are the same people who said Wilder was ducking when he called out Povetkin for being on steroids last year. The usual cast of characters on here that are always wrong

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=678887

First, wilder is very suspect of steroids use.
Second, meldonium is not a steroid. It's for endurance.
Third, everyone in the HW division is on roids probably.

[ИATAS]

So there's been a detectable amount in his system for 8 months......

Ryabinskiy says Povetkin did take meldonium in September, but didn't take it after it was banned in January. I'm kinda speechless... #boxing

— Petr Shugurov (@GatecrasherUA) May 13, 2016

Does anyone know how long it stays in your system?

I agree some people need to realize this was a legal drug for 46 years or whatever length so it's not like he's on some crazy steroids, BUT with that said, it's been highly publicized that this drug is banned since Jan, everyone knows about it especially in Russia, there are no excuses for Povetkin at all. He done ****ed up. Wilder can walk if he wants, which I'm sure his team is advising. Perhaps a small chance they could throw a ton of extra cash at him but honestly, Povetkin doesn't deserve the fight at this point. He knew.

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As I said above: WADA announced the ban starting with January 2016, but they included the banned substance in their list in fall 2015... It seems that meldonium lasts pretty long time in the system, right?

according to the people who manufacture it... yes

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sp...-idUSKCN0WN1FS

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Mike Coppinger
MikeCoppinger
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.@wbcmoro tells me they are still investigating and that they will consider the B Sample, etc. Fight still on for now. #WilderPovetkin
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[MDPopescu]

So there's been a detectable amount in his system for 8 months......

Ryabinskiy says Povetkin did take meldonium in September, but didn't take it after it was banned in January. I'm kinda speechless... #boxing

— Petr Shugurov (@GatecrasherUA) May 13, 2016

OK... Try to prove it, it's only chemistry...

[-Kev-]

How bad is this substance? Wikipeda says this

Since January 1, 2016, it has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list of substances banned from use by athletes.[2] However, there are debates over its use as an athletic performance enhancer. Some athletes are known to have been using it before it was banned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meldonium

[Beercules]

So if he took it in September, how long will it stay in your system?

How long is the half life of the drug? It was recently banned.








this is still raycciss

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So there's been a detectable amount in his system for 8 months......

Ryabinskiy says Povetkin did take meldonium in September, but didn't take it after it was banned in January. I'm kinda speechless... #boxing

— Petr Shugurov (@GatecrasherUA) May 13, 2016

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sp...-idUSKCN0WN1FS

manufacturer says yes, several months detectable in system

WADA says yes, which is why it grants amnesty to some meldonium cases if amounts are small since some athletes may still have it in their system from when it was legal

boxingscene forum says no, meldonium is indetectable in the system after 1 hour