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Povetkin’s ‘B’ sample comes up positive for meldonium
- Updated: May 26, 2016
7:39 PM ET
Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin’s “B” sample came back positive for the banned substance meldonium on Thursday.
Povetkin’s mandatory shot at heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder, scheduled to take place May 21 at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, was called off after his “A” sample came up positive for meldonium nine days before the fight. The sample had been taken in a random urine test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association on April 27.
Povetkin, 36, had the right to have his “B” sample tested, and he did. According to the VADA testing report, which was obtained by ESPN.com, it was also positive for meldonium.
Alexander Povetkin’s mandatory shot at heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder was called off after he tested positive …
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