The boxing World felt the shockwaves after British Boxer Amir Khan tested positive for a banned substance in his drug test after the Kell Brook fight. As a result, the former light welterweight champion has been handed a two-year ban from professional boxing. The fans are still in disbelief of the test result and have been showing their disappointment worldwide, with major boxing personalities pitching in on the issue. But it seems like a former Olympic boxer is not going with the popular opinion on the issue. And has shown his support for the former champ.

Olympic Bronze medalist Tony Jeffries took to Twitter to show his support for the former light welterweight champion and one of the best boxers of his era. This controversy has taken the boxing world by storm and is a hot topic among fans.

Tony Jeffries believes in Amir Khan’s innocence

The Olympic medalist turned boxing coach took to Twitter and shared a clip from Amir Khan’s interview explaining his controversy with the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD). And showed his support for the former champion. Jeffries also has a YouTube channel where he teaches boxing basics to the viewers.

Sharing the clip, Jeffries wrote, “I’m going towards popular opinion here, But I really do believe his innocence.” Khan tested positive for a banned substance named Ostarine, an anabolic agent that can help in muscle growth. Despite testing positive, the former champ claims his innocence and is claiming that he was unaware of this substance being his body.

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Khan has claimed that the substance could be a constituent of an ordinary supplement or human contact. But his plea was rejected by the UKAD and eventually, banned ‘King Khan’ for two years. The failed drug test has made Amir Khan experience tremendous backlash from fans worldwide. 

Amir Khan believes this will tarnish his legacy

It seems like no one is more disappointed than Amir Khan since his test results came positive. In an interview with talkSPORT, the Briton opened up about the controversy. He claimed that he already finds it hard to make the weight, so it wouldn’t make sense for him to take an anabolic to muscle up, as that would mess with him making weight. It is also worth notetaking that Khan was made aware of his failed drug test after 6 months of his fight against Brook.

Khan further said, “All my life, I’ve been a great clean fighter. And, it happens now toward the end of my career.” He added, “It can tarnish my whole legacy.” Khan retired from the sport following his bout against Brook. He now claims innocence with respect to this controversy and is trying to ensure that his legacy stays intact.

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