Another Russian fails a drug test

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Alexander Povetkin was going to be a difficult opponent for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, even if Povetkin was squeaky clean and free of any performance-enhancing drugs.

Alexander Povetkin (AP Photo)With PEDs, the only choice the Wilder team had was to say thanks, but no thanks, and head back to the United States.

The WBC officially postponed the planned May 21 bout on Sunday, though one wonders what took them so long.

On April 27, Povetkin was randomly tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. On Friday, news broke that Povetkin became one of more than 100 athletes this year to test positive for meldonium, the same drug tennis star Maria Sharapova admitted to using.

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