Earlier this month it was revealed that Canelo Alvarez had failed a pre-fight drug test.
The fighter’s camp blames tainted Mexican meat as the cause for the positive result, but the NSAC has still suspended the fighter pending an investigation.
Now, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal, the MGM Grand Casino is issuing fight fans a refund for the event.
Not a good sign.
The Journal’s report reads:
The fate of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch won’t be determined until April 10, but MGM Resorts International is already prepared for a canceled fight.
Full ticket refunds are available for the May 5 middleweight bout at T-Mobile Arena, an MGM official told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a text message Wednesday.
“In the event a fan requested a refund, they could get one at the original point of sale and in full,” the text read.
Last week, the Nevada Athletic Commission temporarily suspended Alvarez after two positive drug tests in February. The commission scheduled a hearing April 10 for Alvarez to explain what happened and to determine if the rematch with Golovkin will go forward on Cinco de Mayo.
Earlier this month, Alvarez said the positive tests had trace levels of Clenbuterol because of contaminated meat that Alvarez ate in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico.
