{"id":5963,"date":"2018-03-21T15:25:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=5963"},"modified":"2018-09-06T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:26:29","slug":"gennady-golovkin-labels-canelo-alvarez-as-long-time-drug-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/gennady-golovkin-labels-canelo-alvarez-as-long-time-drug-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"GGG Labels Canelo Alvarez As Long Time Drug Cheat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Saul \u2018Canelo\u2019 Alvarez<\/strong> was pulled up for testing positive for clenbuterol on March 4 and there were rumours that he could be pulled from his fight against Gennady Golovkin (GGG)<\/a> which is scheduled to take place on May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <\/p>\n

However, it appears that the fight will go on as per schedule as Canelo\u2019s team has claimed that tainted meat in Mexico was responsible for traces of clenbuterol<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When the news broke on March 4, GGG stayed rather quiet and was very respectful. All that changed this week, when GGG labelled Canelo as a long time cheat and also lashed out at the Nevada Athletic Commission<\/strong> (NAC) for protecting Canelo. The two fighters fought in 2017 for the first time and the boxing<\/a> officials declared it as a draw, although many believed it was GGG that won the fight.<\/p>\n

In a statement, GGG said <\/p>\n

Before the first fight, I knew he was not clean. Have a look at the video. He used some pills. It was pretty obvious when his muscles were all with traces of injections. I\u2019ve known it for a long time. Looking at the commission, they all put their head down to avoid the eye contact. They don\u2019t want to watch. I reviewed the fight again and I just realized that these people, people like that, are terrorists, they are killing the sport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ESPN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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