Amir Khan hopes two-year drug ban does not tarnish his legacy

Khan, who announced his retirement in May last year, accepted a violation of anti-doping rules

Amir Khan hopes his two-year ban from all sport after testing positive for a prohibited substance has not damaged his boxing legacy (Nick Potts/PA)

Amir Khan insisted he had no idea how the banned substance ostarine entered his body as he admitted his two-year ban from all sport for failing a drugs test could “tarnish” his legacy.

UK Anti-Doping said the former light-welterweight world champion boxer returned a positive result for the anabolic agent following his sixth-round technical knock-out loss to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022.