UK Anti-Doping announced on Tuesday that Former light-welterweight world champion boxer Amir Khan has been handed a two-year ban from all sport after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
Khan, 36, underwent a urine sample following his fight against Kell Brook in February last year and traces of ostarine was found in his system.
Speaking in London on Tuesday he said: “I’ve never cheated in my life.
“You can see by my performance against Kell Brook… I lost the fight. If I went in there and knocked Kell Brook out it’s different.”
He added that he was “the one who wanted the testing on the fight” and that “the amount that was in my system could have been by shaking people’s hands”.
Khan had claimed his consumption of ostarine was “unintentional”.
Ostarine has been banned from use in all sports, it is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) designed to enhance muscle building and also has a similar effect to testosterone.
After the positive result, Khan’s case was referred to an independent tribunal.
The panel found two violations – presence and use of a prohibited substance – in January before it confirmed the decision in writing in February.
Khan was given a provisional ban on 6 April 2022, which will now last until 5 April 2024.
