Former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan tests positive for banned substance
- Planet Sport writer
- 4 April 2023
Former British professional boxer Amir Khan has been suspended from competing in any sport after testing positive for a prohibited substance following his loss to Kell Brook last year.
UK Anti-Doping said Khan, 36, was tested after his defeat by Brook in Manchester in February 2022 and returned a positive result for the anabolic agent ostarine.
Khan, who announced his retirement in May last year, accepted a violation of anti-doping rules but said he had not intentionally ingested the substance, an argument accepted by an independent panel following a hearing in January.
A UKAD statement 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."
