WBC, IBF and WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev on , he told how he reacted to the “atypical” result of his doping test before the fight with the Briton Callum Smith .
On January 13 in Quebec, Beterbiev defeated Smith by seventh-round technical knockout and defended his championship belts. Beterbiev’s statistics are 20 early victories in 20 professional fights.
Before the fight, information appeared on the website of journalist Kevin Iole that “atypical” results for growth hormone and androstanediol were found during the 38-year-old Russian’s drug test. Additional tests on the boxer returned negative results.
— Doping test before the fight with Smith. what was that?
– I don’t know what they wanted to blame. Or maybe they just wanted to shoot me. There was nothing like it there. I felt very unpleasant. I know I’m not taking anything, I was tested in the Russian team. There have never been any positive tests,” Beterbiev said on .
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