GB boxer Muhammad Ali handed drugs ban

Tuesday, 6 February 2018 16:00

British Olympic boxer Muhammad Ali has been given a two-year ban after returning a positive drugs test.

The 21-year-old flyweight tested positive for the anabolic steroid Trenbolone during the World Series of Boxing in Morocco in April last year.

He was provisionally suspended in October and has reached a "settlement agreement" with the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

The steroid supports muscle growth and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list. Ali says it “doesn’t make any sense” and that he was trying to cut weight, not put muscle on.

He is now targeting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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