It remains unclear if the huge rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will still happen May 5. But recent events have certainly hurt its chances.
Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) executive director Bob Bennett wrote in a statement Thursday that he has completed his investigation into Alvarez’s two drug-test failures and will file an official complaint against the superstar boxer. Alvarez’s disciplinary hearing will be April 18 in Las Vegas and a planned hearing Friday to extend his temporary suspension was canceled, Bennett said.
Alvarez failed two drug tests for the banned substance clenbuterol, stemming from samples collected Feb.