Lazizbek Mullojonov, Olympic heavyweight champion in Paris, was sanctioned after a positive test with an anabolic steroid. A temporary suspension is in progress.
In just one year, everything can switch. On August 9, 2024, in the Ring of the Court Philippe-Chatrier, Lazizbek Mullojonov reached the summit by winning the title of Olympic champion in the heavyweight category (-92kg) after winning a fight by unanimous decision against Azerbaijani Loren Alfonso.
However, less than a year later, bad news fell for the Ouzbek boxer with the announcement of the International Test Agency (ITA), head of the Anti -Doping Program for World Boxing, the new International Federation which must replace the International Amateur Boxing Association (IBA) with the International Olympic Committee (CIO). During an out -of -competition check carried out on June 11, the analyzes revealed an “abnormal analysis result”. Indeed, metabolites of methasterone were found in the sample taken during this test.
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A substance prohibited by the World Anti -Doping Agency (AMA) as an anabolic androgenic steroid, which, according to the ITA press release, promotes “rapid muscle growth” and “an increase in strength and power”. Lazizbek Mullojonov has the possibility of requesting the analysis of the B sample to try to demonstrate its innocence.
However, if the second test confirms the initial result, the Ouzbek boxer, which won the Olympic title last year in Paris, could be faced with a suspension of several years. Pending the conclusion of the disciplinary procedure, supervised by ITA in collaboration with World Boxing, the native of Ferghana is currently under provisional suspension. For the one who was a Asian super-heavy champion (+92kg) in 2022 and won the bronze medal in heavy goods vehicles at the world championships in TachKent in 2023, this positive test could seriously compromise his career.
