New Povetkin doping test negative, promoter says


  • Boxing
  • Wednesday, 01 Jun 2016

Alexander Povetkin of Russia attends an open training session in Moscow, October 2, 2013. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A repeat drug test of Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin, who is the official challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) title, has returned a negative finding, the boxer's promoter said on Tuesday.

"We received Povetkin's new official tests. They are clean," Andrei Ryabinsky wrote on his Twitter feed.

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