London, April 4 (AFP\/APP): Former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan has been handed a two-year ban from all sport after testing positive for a prohibited substance, UK Anti-Doping said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khan, 36, returned a positive result for the anabolic agent ostarine following his loss to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ostarine is a drug designed to have similar effects to testosterone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ban is deemed to have commenced on April 6, 2022, when his provisional suspension was imposed, and will expire on April 5, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khan became a household name in Britain after claiming a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, aged just 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He made his professional debut in July 2005 and four years later won the WBA light-welterweight title with a victory over Andreas Kotelnik in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khan unified the WBA and IBF titles with a win over Zab Judah in 2011 but controversially lost his next fight to Lamont Peterson, who would subsequently test positive for synthetic testosterone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He retired with a record of 34 wins and six defeats from 40 bouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UKAD chief executive Jane Rumble said: “This case serves as a reminder that UKAD will diligently pursue anti-doping rule violations in order to protect clean sport.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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