At Wednesday’s Nevada Athletic Commission disciplinary hearing, Canelo Alvarez entered into an Adjudication Agreement agreeing to a six month suspension of his boxing license for failing two drug tests with the presence of the banned substance Clenbuterol.
MMA Payout has obtained a copy of the Adjudication Agreement from the NAC via public records request:
Saul Alvarez – Adjudication Agreement – Signed by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd
Payout Perspective:
The six-month suspension seems fair considering Alvarez denies wrongdoing but decided not to defend his claims. The suspension, convenient or not, allows Alvarez to return to the ring in September right around the time of Mexican Independence Day weekend – a traditional boxing PPV date. The Agreement includes a paragraph citing that Alvarez denies intentionally taking Clenbuterol and another indicating he believes the cause was due to contaminated meat. Regardless, this gives Alvarez the spring off to get ready for September. Will there still be bad blood between Alvarez and the commission if/when he’s allowed to concern? Or, will Golden Boy put it past them when their fighter comes back (and decides the venue of the event) considering the amount of money they’ll make when Canelo finally gets in the ring with GGG.
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