{"id":58904,"date":"2016-03-22T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T18:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58904"},"modified":"2016-03-22T13:36:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T18:36:33","slug":"lucas-browne-denies-being-a-drug-user-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58904","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Browne DENIES Being a DRUG USER – Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lucas<\/a>Lucas Browne Statement:<\/em> <\/strong>\u201cI would like to assure all my fans, the whole of the boxing world and all of Australia that I am not a drug user or a drug cheat. The news of this positive test has shocked and devastated me, and I will be fighting for as long as it takes to clear my name.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to today I had not heard of the drug clenbuterol and had no idea what it was used for. I am now aware that it is essentially a weight-stripping drug, and as a heavyweight boxer the idea of me using it is utterly ridiculous. I am a staunch long-time opponent of any drug use, performance-enhancing or otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy team and I were well aware of the many risks involved in going to a place like Chechnya to fight a reigning champion, and believed we had taken sufficient precautions. In addition, it was at our insistence that VADA testing was implemented for the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be in a position to release more details and make further comment in coming days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hatton Promotions Statement:<\/strong><\/em> \u201cRicky Hatton and Hatton Promotions Ltd were made aware late last night that Lucas Browne delivered a positive A sample drug test following his world Title win over Ruslan Chagaev. We believe strongly that boxing should be free from performance enhancing drugs. However we believe Lucas Browne to be a clean athlete who arrived in Chechnya a clean athlete. We are therefore conducting our own further investigations and cannot comment further at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n