Kazakh boxing star Janibek Alimkhanuly already had a spot ready for the WBA belt next to his WBO and IBF titles. But he hit a major setback after reportedly testing positive for a banned substance, meldonium, ahead of his high-profile fight. He was set to face WBA champion Erislandy Lara on Saturday night, but promoters now appear to be pulling the co-main event.

Renowned boxing journalist Dan Rafael obtained VADA documents and reported that promoters have taken Janibek vs. Lara off the table due to the reason mentioned above. With the Amazon Video pay-per-view bout now scrapped, Janibek released an official statement, puzzled over the whole situation.

Janibek Alimkhanuly requests a retest

Kazakh boxing star Janibek Alimkhanuly never expected his dream of becoming a three-belt unified c

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