LOS ANGELES: Mexican middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, prepping for a May 5 title rematch with Gennady Golovkin, has tested positive for banned clenbuterol, his promoters blaming tainted meat.

A voluntary drug test showed Alvarez had trace amounts of the drug in his system and Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) the level was “consistent with meat contamination that has impacted dozens of athletes in Mexico over the last years.”

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