2. World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury is
embroiled in a fresh doping scandal amid claims that
he recently missed a drugs test.
Tyson refused to undergo a check when visited by
inspectors from UK Anti-Doping. The representatives
of the boxer tried to contact the drug testing body to
reschedule after the snub but that has not yet
happened.
Athletes who are found to have refused a drugs
test or tampered with their sample face a minimum
ban of four years.
3. The revelations come just months after it was revealed
that Tyson Fury was being probed by officials after traces
of a banned anabolic steroid were allegedly discovered in a
sample taken last year. Unacceptable levels of Nandrolone
were found in a sample taken before he won the world
title from Wladimir Klitschko. Nandrolone is known to
improve muscle growth and the semi-synthetic anabolic-
androgenic steroid (AAS) derived from Testosterone also
results in appetite stimulation, increased red blood cell
production, and bone density. Medically, it is used in
treating anemia, osteoporosis and some forms of neoplasia
including breast cancer and also acts as a progestin-based
contraceptive.