European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) Secretary General Kirill Shchekutyev told that the accusations Alexandra Povetkina The violation of anti-doping rules by the International Doping Control Agency (ITA) ten years later borders on “idiocy”.
On Thursday, it became known that Povetkin had been provisionally suspended by the ITA due to alleged anti-doping rule violations. The suspension decision was made based on a check of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory (LIMS) database. The date of the violation was October 25, 2014, the reason for suspension was “the athlete’s use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or prohibited method.” On October 24, 2014, Povetkin defeated Cameroonian Carlos Takam to win the WBC Silver title.
– Let us then remember what happened at the Olympic Games of 1988, 1992, etc. It all seems funny when they start digging into history and trying to find violations after so long. It turns into some kind of idiocy,” Shchekutyev told .
Povetkin’s temporary suspension period begins on October 21, 2024.
Povetkin is an Olympic champion (2004), former world heavyweight champion. Povetkin, 45, has 36 victories in his professional career, he was defeated in three fights and another fight ended in a draw. In March 2021, the Russian lost to the British Dillian Whyte by technical knockout and soon announced his retirement.
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