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Amir Khan breaks his silence after he tests positive for a banned substance

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Updated 11:18 4 Apr 2023 GMT+1Published 11:15 4 Apr 2023 GMT+1

Amir Khan breaks his silence after he tests positive for a banned substance

Amir Khan insists he's never cheated.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Amir Khan has broken his silence after he tested positive for a banned substance, resulting in a two-year ban in all sports.

Khan has been given a two-year ban from all sports after he returned a positive result for the anabolic agent ostarine following his defeat to Kell Brook back in February 2022.

The 36-year-old accepted a violation of anti-doping rules, but insists he did NOT intentionally ingest the substance.

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He spoke to Sky Sports after testing positive for ostarine as he claims he 'never cheated' in the build-up to his fight against Brook.

"I've never cheated, I'm a retired fighter," he said. "You can see by my performance vs Kell Brook. I lost. If I went in there and knocked Brook out it's different. I've never cheated in my life."

Amir Khan reacts after losing to Kell Brook. Image: Alamy
Amir Khan reacts after losing to Kell Brook. Image: Alamy

Boxxer chief Ben Shalom, who promoted the super-fight between Khan and Brook, said he found out about the Bolton native's positive test and ban on social media after the news broke.

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He claims he didn't know anything about it before today's revelation. He also said that the British Boxing Board of Control's (BBBofC) Robert Smith told him he only found out yesterday.

In a statement, UK anti-doping said: "Mr. Khan's two-year ban is deemed to have commenced on April 6 2022 (the date his provisional suspension was imposed) and will expire on April 5 2024."

Khan suffered a crushing defeat against Brook, who stopped his rival in the sixth round.

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He subsequently called time on his legendary career, having fought the likes of Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez.

Khan, who won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics, unified world titles at super-lightweight after beating Andreas Kotelnik to claim the WBA title then stopped Zab Judah to capture the IBF version.

Khan had not been linked with a return to boxing, but will have to wait two years before he can compete should he want to lace up the gloves again.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/Sky Sports

Topics: Amir Khan, Boxing

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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