Povetkin fails pre fight drug test?

[Glass Joe]

https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/statu ... 6518290432

Two sources with knowledge of test have told ESPN that Povetkin tested positive for meldonium with title fight vs Wilder a week away.

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No surprises here, people live in world of make believe if they think most sports star are clean and by working really hard to get to the profession

[Terminator666]

That's another good fight bolloxed then. Never mind someone ranked about 20000 will step in.

[Glass Joe]

https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/statu ... 9405392898

Man you really have to screw up fail a piss test these days.

[Sklar]

FFS. Povetkin's physique has changed dramatically over the past 18 months so no surprise but this was all set to be a cracking fight.

[Glass Joe]

ah this is the same drug as Sharapova failed a test on.

[Andrew]

Noooooooooo

[Counter-puncher]

Dem russkies

[Tommy Gunn13]

FFS. Povetkin's physique has changed dramatically over the past 18 months so no surprise but this was all set to be a cracking fight.

Exactly... It was obvious a while ago he was on something how he body shape has changed...

[BitPlayer]

Could the fight still go ahead while the B sample is tested?

[Glass Joe]

Could the fight still go ahead while the B sample is tested?

Be interesting on Wilder stance on it. He has reason not to fight him but on the other hand its most of been a small fortune to get wilder over here. so Wilder probably missing out on a smal fortune

just looked it cost the russians 7 million to host the fight

[freddydoesdallas]

This drug only hit the wada banned list in January. Surely boxing hasn't caught up the fast

[davie]

Did the same people who spiked Big Daddy Brown try the same trick and accidentally drug the wrong fighter?

Seriously though. This is shit, seriously shit!
The one good opponent Wilder has taken on and it falls on it's ass. How long before Wilder faces a live threat now. What does the WBC do about his mandatory if it doesn't go ahead?

2 Bermane Stiverne
3. Kubrat Pulev
4. Johann Duhaupas
5. Carlos Takam
6. Joseph Parker
7. Andy Ruiz
8. David Haye
9. Bryant Jennings
10. Malik Scott
11. Artur Szpilka
12. Eric Molina
13. Dereck Chisora
14. Ruslan Chagaev
15. Dominic Breazeale

Who's betting on the Stiverne rematch

[handsofstone]

Sneaky Russian

[MightyWarrior]

Arghhh

I posted on here he was definitely on it when he smashed Perez inside a round.

[fightfan95]

FFS

I just want to see Wilder in with a good active fighter... What more can you ask

[tony1234]

ah this is the same drug as Sharapova failed a test on.

Seems some of their football team been taking it as well, rife throughout Russian sport at the moment

http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3889/mai ... -fc-rostov

[Glass Joe]

not sure how long the drug stays in your body, but guessing they will say the fight was before January and the fight will still go ahead.

[Horse]

Who's betting on the Stiverne rematch

Why are you slagging off Wilder?

He wasn't the one who failed the test.

[lefty]

Arghhh

I posted on here he was definitely on it when he smashed Perez inside a round.

I said something similar but it was dismissed.

[davie]

Who's betting on the Stiverne rematch

Why are you slagging off Wilder?

He wasn't the one who failed the test.

Don't read too much into it Hoss. I always slag off Wilder.

But for the purposes of fairness, I do now think Povetkin is a lowlife cheating scumbag









And Wilders next 2 opponents will be unforgiveably poo!

Anyway, I wasn't so much slagging Deontay off as expressing my disappointment at the whole situation
And making an observation about the replacement opponent and how comparably weak he will likely be. Can't blame Wilder for that (this time!)

[Horse]

And Wilders next 2 opponents will be unforgiveably poo!

Anyway, I wasn't so much slagging Deontay off as expressing my disappointment at the whole situation
And making an observation about the replacement opponent and how comparably weak he will likely be. Can't blame Wilder for that (this time!)

Wilder's recent opposition has been okay.

There's hardly anyone that he can fight that people will not say were poopy.

[MightyWarrior]

I think the Russians are saying or are going to say that he hasn't taken the drug since January, when it was banned, but it could still remain in his blood......

If they get away with that, then question is then are they paying wilder enough ?

[lefty]

I think the Russians are saying or are going to say that he hasn't taken the drug since January, when it was banned, but it could still remain in his blood......

If they get away with that, then question is then are they paying wilder enough ?

From what i've seen from articles, the manufacturers have said it could take several months for the drug to be completely out of the system. However, up to now, the latest somebody has popped having taken the drug prior to the Jan 1st ban has been early march. Povetkin's failed test was supposedly from the end of April. It seems like a stretch as of now.

[Stuarty]

If this is off I have to watch the Haye fight! FFS! I've been well looking forward to this! If this is off that's a major toe in the sacks!

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