Banned!

Mexican professional middleweight boxer Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has been banned for six months after failing two drugs tests earlier this year.

Alvarez's ban has been backdated, so he will be free to fight from 17 August.

The hearing panel voted to hand down a one-year ban, reduced to six months because Alvarez had cooperated with their investigation.

According to reports Alvarez's promoters said meat contamination had "impacted dozens of athletes in Mexico over the last years",Clenbuterol is used to treat asthma but can also help build lean muscle mass and burn off fat. It is sometimes illegally mixed into livestock feed to make meat leaner.

Alvarez who has won 49 and drawn two of his 52 fights had his only defeat in 2013. against Floyd Mayweather.