Ghanaian boxer Shakul Samed has been kicked out of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Video games for failing a doping take a look at.
Samed’s A pattern came succor sure for furosemide, prompting an instantaneous suspension.
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Furosemide is a banned overlaying agent and diuretic.
The light-heavyweight boxer used to be attributable to face Luc Jean Rosalba on Friday, the gap day of the Video games, however the Mauritian as a replace obtained by process of a walkover.
The Commonwealth Video games Federation Anti-Doping and Medical Commission has told Samed and the Ghana Commonwealth Video games Affiliation of the failed drug take a look at.
Samed is the considerable athlete to fail a doping take a look at in Birmingham.
There have been no failed tests at the Gold Wing Video games in 2018.
Quick grab for Aussie boxerBilly Polkinghorn has knocked out his first opponent inner 30 seconds to bustle into the sunshine welterweight spherical of 16 and give Australia’s boxers the very most attention-grabbing commence to their Birmingham advertising campaign.
The 25-300 and sixty five days-damaged-down cruised previous the Seychelles’ Fabio Taryll Liam Roselie courtesy of a crunching merely-handed blow steady 27 seconds into the fight at the NEC.
In entrance of his vocal Australian teammates, Polkinhorn dodged an early swing from Roselie then unleashed a flurry of punches, adopted by the fierce merely-hander that caught his opponent flush on the nostril and cheek.
The fight used to be officially stopped after 34 seconds, handing Polkinghorn a spherical-of-16 conflict with Uganda’s Joshua Tukamuhebwa.
“I searched him (Roselie) on YouTube and I observed he likes to flick out that lead hand, procure a bit of lazy,” Polkinghorn told AAP.
“So I in point of fact view I’d are attempting to capitalise, coming over the halt with a big, steady merely hand and we caught him early on and steady adopted it up all but again and the ref waved it off.”
Polkinghorn is making an are attempting to appear at Harry Garside, who triumphed on the Gold Wing, in claiming a Video games gold.
Billy Polkinghorn (blue) in movement on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Video games. Credit rating: Alex Pantling/Getty Pictures“It’s steady one fight at a time. Four more to scamper for the gold,” he acknowledged.
“I maintain anything less than the gold is a vacation. I’m inserting lots of stress on myself, but that’s OK.
“I’ve constantly been the No.2 to Harry Garside, me and him have had colossal fights earlier than.
“So now he’s was pro it’s my time to shine and my time to list Australia at a Comm Video games.
“He obtained it most attention-grabbing time and with a bit of of luck I will grab it this time.”
Standing in Polkinghorn’s formulation on Sunday is 22-300 and sixty five days-damaged-down Tukamuhebwa, who beat Northern Ireland’s John Paul Hale 3-2 on aspects.
“I’d never viewed Joshua earlier than but he looked admire a steady southpaw, so I’m watching for that,” Polkinghorn acknowledged.
“He likes to let his hands scamper and so halt I, so with a bit of of luck this might likely moreover moreover be a tight fight.”
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