Monday 15 August 2016 10:26, UK
Former world super-middleweight champion Lucian Bute has been told the 'B' sample from his failed drug test has also returned positive.
The Canada-based Romanian (32-3-1-KO25) forced a majority draw with WBC champion Badou Jack in Washington in April but subsequently tested positive for a banned substance.
Bute, 36, has blamed the contamination of a supplement he uses. This, a statement claimed, is the reason behind the presence of traces of Ostarine in his sample.
A statement from his team said: "Former world champion Lucian Bute learned late yesterday afternoon that the test of his 'B' sample was positive, as was his 'A' sample, which was no surprise and these findings were welcomed by Lucian and his team.
Unfortunately, It had been contaminated during preparation of this supplement at the Pharmagenic laboratory
"When the initial announcement of the positive result revealed Ostarine, Lucian didn't understand what could have happened, hence his disbelief of the situation yet hope regarding test results of his sample 'B'.
"At that time it was announced extensive research would be conducted to find out what really happened. Today, more than ever, Lucian says he never knowingly used illegal products during his illustrious career in professional boxing.
"To assist in his search for truth, Lucian retained the services of a Los Angeles-based lawyer, Howard Jacobs, who requested all nutritious supplement products used by Bute during his training camp for the fight against Badou Jack.
"KorvalLabs, an accredited laboratory in California specialising in sport, was mandated to carry out all of the analyses, and results were obtained Monday.
"However, analysis of a product named Dynamita recovery, made by Pharmagenic laboratory in San Diego, California, contained traces of contamination, Ostarine.
"The supplement formula prescribed by physical trainer Angel Heredia had to be perfectly free of all illegal substances in its composition, meaning, unfortunately, it had been contaminated during preparation of this supplement at the Pharmagenic laboratory."
Bute, who was defeated by James DeGale in his previous fight, was a world champion between 2007 and May 2012, when he was brutally stopped by Carl Froch in Nottingham.
