Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez tested positive for an illegal substance this week, two months before a highly publicized rematch fight with Gennady Golovkin at the T-Mobile arena.
Alvarez’s management team Golden Boy Promotion notified the Nevada Athletic Commission that Alvarez tested positive for trace levels of Clenbuterol.
A statement was put out Monday that said Alvarez will continue to train for the May 5 fight.
Clenbuterol has been found in meat produced in Mexico, and testing officials said the levels were within the range of what is expected from meat contamination.
It’s the first time in his 13-year professional career that he’s tested positive.
