Nelson Mail

Crackdown call

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Deontay Wilder wants more of a crackdown on cheating ‘‘before it ruins the sport of boxing’’. The unbeaten WBC heavyweigh­t champion’s last two fights have come after his original opponents – Alexander Povetkin and Andrzej Wawrzyk – tested positive for banned substances. ‘‘I want to see some punishment done,’’ Wilder said. ‘‘I want to see if you do this, if you put a steroid or anything that allows your body to do what it’s not naturally supposed to do, I think you should not only get suspended, but maybe indefinite­ly, or fined. We need to do something.’’

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