With only traces in his system, Canelo hopes to benefit from the doubt to continue with his rematch against GGG.
Golden Boy outlined that Canelo will do everything required to follow any future guidelines which result from the minute amount in his system.
“As part of the voluntary testing program that Canelo Alvarez insisted on ahead of his May 5 fight, one of his results came back positive for trace levels of Clenbuterol.
It’s consistent with meat contamination that has impacted dozens of athletes in Mexico over the last years,” explained GBP in the official release.
As Daniel Eichner, Director of SMRTL, the WADA-accredited lab that conducted the tests, stated in his letter today, “These values are all within the range of what is expected from meat contamination.”
Upon receiving this information, Golden Boy immediately notified the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Plus, Gennady Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler.
As has been planned, Canelo will immediately move his training camp from Mexico to the United States. They will submit to any number and variety of additional tests that VADA deems necessary ahead of and after May 5.”
Added Canelo: “I am an athlete who respects the sport. This surprises me. It bothers me because it had never happened to me.
“I will submit to all the tests that require me to clarify this embarrassing situation. I trust that at the end, the truth will prevail.”
Canelo has tested clean dozens of times over the course of his previous twelve fights.
