Canelo Alvarez lost his scheduled fight next month with Gennady Golovkin, but it could have been worse for the boxing star.
The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) suspended Alvarez six months at a disciplinary hearing Wednesday in Las Vegas after he tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol in two out-of-competition drug tests in February.
Alvarez’s ineligibility is retroactive to the first drug-test failure, which stemmed from a Feb. 17 sample collection. So, Alvarez will be able to compete again in August at the earliest. His scheduled May 5 rematch against Golovkin was already scrapped earlier this month when Alvarez voluntarily withdrew.