As reported earlier today on BoxingScene.com, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez was temporarily suspended by Nevada boxing authorities over positive drug tests, putting his May 5 title rematch with Gennady Golovkin in doubt until a final ruling is issued.

"Mr. Alvarez is temporarily suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission per the executive director for his adverse analytical findings, that being Clenbuterol, on February 17 and 20," a statement by commission executive director Bob Bennett said. "A commission hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2018 to hear from Mr. Alvarez or for Mr. Alvarez to attend."

Golden Boy Promotions, who handle Alvarez, reiterated their stance that the fighter hadn't intentionally taken a banned drug.

Golden Boy had already acknowledged the fighter tested positive for banned Clenbuterol, blaming the result on tainted meat in Mexico, where the drug is sometimes used to fatten cattle.

They said Alvarez would move his training camp from Mexico to the United States and would "submit to any number and variety of additional tests" deemed necessary in the build up to the May bout.

Golovkin and Alvarez fought to a split draw in a September 16 thriller that ended amid some controversy. While one judge scored the fight for Golovkin and one had it even, there was widespread astonishment at the card of judge Adalaide Byrd, who marked it 118-110 in favor of Alvarez.

On Tuesday, Golovkin scoffed at the claim that tainted meat had led to Alvarez's failed tests, baldly branding him a drugs cheat in comments to reporters at his mountain training camp in Big Bear, California.

"Forget Mexican meat," Golovkin said. "Come on. I told you. This is not Mexican meat. Ask him. Ask his team, his promotion. Everything.

"Canelo's cheating. They're using these drugs and everybody's trying to pretend it's not happening. And you're asking again about meat? There's nothing about meat. Maybe it's Mexican water."

Golovkin also accused Nevada authorities of going easy on Alvarez.

"I don't think I would have had the same amount of benefits he has had," Golovkin said.

But when Canelo's suspension was disclosed at a meeting with the NSAC on Friday - Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler, praised them for taking the positive tests serious.

“A lot of people thought they would just shove this under the rug because they wanted the fight to happen, but with this investigation and the action they’ve taken today, they’ve proven otherwise,” Loeffler said of the commission, during an interview with Yahoo Sports.

“We met today and Bob said they had to give him the suspension per their regulations, but he pointed out that Canelo complied with every request and that he passed multiple tests given to him since the failures. So they’ll have the hearing on April 10 and we’ll see what happens then. But Gennady definitely wants to fight and he’s going to proceed as if the fight is still happening.”