Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, was shocked after hearing about the verbal explosion that came from WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. On Tuesday, during a group interview with reporters, Golovkin made numerous accusations against his upcoming opponent, Canelo Alvarez.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) has decided to double-down on his accusations that upcoming opponent Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) is a longtime user of performance enhancing drugs. Canelo tested positive for banned drug clenbuterol in drug tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) on February 17 and February 20.
The rivalry between IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and challenger Canelo Alvarez - completely exploded on Tuesday, when GGG accused the Mexican superstar of being a longtime user of performance enhancing drugs. Canelo came up positive for clenbuterol in two separate drug tests, on February 17 and February 20. The drug tests were administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency.
Earlier today, unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin made several inflammatory statements with respect to his upcoming opponent, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The two two fighters are scheduled to collide in a rematch on May 5th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin accused Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of being a longtime user of performance enhancing drugs. Golovkin rejected Canelo's explanation for failing two tests back in February, which came up positive for banned substance clenbuterol. The undefeated puncher does not believe Canelo came up positive due to contaminated meat, which is what the Mexican boxer and his team are claiming.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) has erupted and made things very personal in the lead-up to his rematch with Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). Their second fight is scheduled for May 5th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), is training hard for his scheduled rematch with Canelo Alvarez. Their second fight takes place on May 5th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Liam Smith doesn’t believe Canelo Alvarez’s explanation for how clenbuterol turned up in his system. The former WBO super welterweight champion cannot see other skeptics accepting the Mexican superstar’s story, either. No matter how many times Alvarez tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs moving forward, Smith assumes most boxing fans won’t forgive Alvarez for testing positive twice last month for a banned substance.
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World Boxing Council President (WBC) Mauricio Sulaiman has rejected the idea that his organization is protecting Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), who is currently preparing for a scheduled rematch with WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO middleweight king Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs).