Undisputed junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner tested positive for two banned substances during a voluntary anti-doping test leading into her July 15 fight against Christina Linardatou, her promoter, Matchroom Boxing, announced Wednesday.
Baumgardner, who defeated former champion Linardatou by unanimous decision in her first defense of her undisputed title, released a statement saying she had tested positive for mesterolone and methenolone acetate metabolites in her prefight “A” sample on July 12, but her test after the fight July 15 and another test July 16 both came back clean.
“Two substances I’ve never heard of or used in any way,” Baumgardner said in the statement, which was posted to social media.
“To be abundantly clear, I know that I never have, never would, and never will take this or any other drug. Not only would doing so be unethical, but it would also be completely contrary to how I’ve trained my entire career.”
Matchroom Boxing said in a statement that it was informed of “adverse analytical finding” on Aug. 12 and that it would…
