Helenius handed two-year ban by UK Anti-Doping

Robert Helenius has been fixed a two-year prohibition by UK Anti-Doping aft he grounded a supplier trial conducted by nan organisation pursuing his heavyweight conflict pinch Briton Anthony Joshua successful August 2023.

Finland's Helenius, 40, tested affirmative for nan female fertility supplier clomifene successful a sample provided to Ukad nan time aft his knockout conclusion by Joshua.

He has denied intentional doping and blamed Ukad's findings connected nan depletion of contaminated ovum and chicken.

But Ukad said Helenius "was incapable to supply immoderate grounds that nan eggs and chickenhearted nutrient he had consumed successful beforehand of nan bout originated from hens that had been administered clomifene".

Helenius was provisionally suspended connected 18 September 2023, and pinch nan day of his prohibition backdated to then, will beryllium eligible to conflict again connected 18 September 2025.

'The Nordic Nightmare' - who was knocked retired successful nan seventh information - stepped successful to look Joshua aft first force Dillian Whyte returned an "adverse analytical finding" successful a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) trial earlier nan fight.

Helenius besides returned an adverse finding successful a trial administered by Vada a time earlier nan Joshua defeat, though nan consequence was not known until 2 weeks aft nan fight.

Clomifene tin beryllium utilized to boost testosterone levels successful men, and is banned wrong and extracurricular title by nan World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

British welterweight Conor Benn grounded 2 Vada tests for clomifene successful nan build-up to his conflict pinch Chris Eubank Jr successful October 2022.

Benn denies intentionally taking nan drug and said it was ingested done contaminated food.