Since Amir Khan was given a two-year doping penalty by the UK Anti-Doping Agency, the outcome of his bout against Kell Brook would no longer be considered official.
After adopting Khan’s position that the presence of ostarine in his system was not purposeful, UKAD said in a statement that the length of Khan’s suspension will be reduced from four to two years.
The United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) issued the following statement regarding the panel’s findings: “The panel found both violations proved, judged that Mr. Khan had established that they were not ‘intentional’ within the sense of ADR Article 10.2.3, and imposed a two-year ban on him.”
Amir Khan vs Kell Brook result
“The referees also ruled that Mr. Khan’s result from his fight against Mr. Brook should not stand.
It is presumed that Mr. Khan’s two-year suspension began on April 6, 2022, which was the date when his provisional suspension was handed down. It will become invalid on April 5th, 2024.”
Khan was knocked out regardless of what was in his body, therefore it is impossible to say what this means for Brook. The Sheffield guy knocked out Khan. Injustice would be done to Brook, a former world champion, if his victory were to be taken away from him.
After a career that saw him become a superstar in his native Pakistan and win a silver medal at the Olympics in 2004, the legacy of Khan has been tainted.
In the end, the fighter from Bolton would compete against the likes of Marcos Maidana and Zab Judah to unify the super lightweight class. Khan was also presented with the World Boxing News Fighter of the Year Award in 2010, an honour which he did not take possession of until a few years later.
For the past ten years, he has seen his career decline. Despite this, Khan continued to compete in the sport through 2016, taking on Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford before retiring after his bout with Brook in 2022.
This drug test result should make Khan’s followers feel sick to their stomachs. This is the case despite the fact that the youthful prodigy they referred to as “King” asserts that he did nothing wrong.
According to a statement issued by UKAD, Khan is prohibited from competing in a variety of sports in addition to boxing.
Amir Khan gets disqualified from all athletic competition for a period of two years. Khan is a professional boxer and an Olympic medalist. The Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) that was committed for the presence and use of a Banned Drug has led to this consequence.
Regarding the component that was found, ostarine, they supplied the following information: “Ostarine is a selective androgen receptor modulator” (SARM).
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has included the drug on its list of substances that will be banned in 2022. Because it is an anabolic agent, its use is strictly forbidden in competitive sports.
The sanction meted out to Khan is just another black eye for the sport of boxing in the United Kingdom. The sickener comes after Conor Benn was investigated for failing two tests in 2022, the same year as his compatriot, which led to the investigation.
In recent years, the sport of boxing on the British Isles has become increasingly polluted by drug scandals. Meanwhile, the rest of boxing has seen fewer positive outcomes than the UK combined.