Amir Khan, a former world champion boxer, received a 2-year suspension for doping.

 Amir Khan, a former world champion in the light welterweight division, was given a two-year suspension from all sports after testing positive for an illegal drug, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) announced on Tuesday.


Following his defeat to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022, Khan, 36, tested positive for the anabolic substance ostarine.


Ostarine is a medication made to act similarly to testosterone. It is listed as an anabolic agent on the World Anti-Doping Agency's restricted list and is never allowed in sports.


Following his sixth-round stoppage loss to fellow British Brook on February 19, Khan made his retirement official in May of last year. He wouldn't be able to fight again until April of 2024.

He acknowledged breaking the anti-doping laws, but said that he had not deliberately consumed the chemical. An independent panel agreed with him after a hearing in January.


The restriction imposed on Khan started on April 6, 2022, and it will end on April 5, 2023.


Khan reiterated that he had "never cheated" in a Tuesday interview with Sky Sports News over the verdict.


The quantity in my bloodstream may have resulted from shaking hands, he claimed. I am unsure of the substance that was in my system. I'll share my opinions, but as I've previously stated, I've never cheated. I'd never commit fraud.

It's interesting that despite being a retired boxer, I now have a two-year ban. I'm already retired, though. No intentions at all for a comeback.


Khan rose to fame in Britain after winning a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at the age of just 17.



In July 2005, he made his professional debut. Four years later, in Manchester, he defeated Andreas Kotelnik to win the WBA light-welterweight championship.


In 2011, Khan defeated Zab Judah to unify the WBA and IBF championships, but his subsequent loss to Lamont Peterson—who would later test positive for synthetic testosterone—raised eyebrows.

With 40 fights under his belt, he had a record of 34 wins and 6 losses.


Jane Rumble, CEO of UKAD, stated: "This case serves as a reminder that UKAD will zealously prosecute anti-doping rule infractions in order to defend clean sport.

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