Amir Khan has been banned from all sports for two years after testing positive for banned substances

Amir Khan has been banned from all sports for two years after being found guilty of having Ostarine in his system on the night he lost to Kell Brook last year.

Ostarine is a banned performance-enhancing drug and Khan, who retired from boxing in May 2022, tested positive for the drug after a urine sample.

Following the positive outcome, Khan’s case was referred to an independent court, which ruled out “willful or reckless conduct.”

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The panel found two violations – the presence and use of a banned substance – in January before confirming the decision in writing in February.

The sports ban is considered to have started on April 6, 2022 and will end on April 5, 2024.

“This case reminds us that Ukad will diligently pursue anti-doping rule violations to protect a clean sport,” said UK Anti-Doping Chief Executive Jane Rumble.

“Strict liability means that athletes are ultimately responsible for what they ingest and for the presence of prohibited substances in a sample.”

“I’ve never cheated,” Khan told Sky Sports News. “But I’m on a two-year ban now, which is pretty weird and funny because I’m already retired anyway.

“There’s no plan for a comeback at all. But I have never cheated and never will. I just wouldn’t do that.”

Khan is a two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist, having won the WBA light welterweight world title in 2009 and the IBF belt in 2011.

The news comes as Conor Benn’s return to the ring is imminent, although the British fighter failed to clear his name after two positive clomiphene tests prior to his fight with Chris Eubank Jr.

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