DOPING: 6-month ban for boxer after failing drug test

THE OLYMPIAN • Published November 30, 2011 Modified November 29, 2011

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Damon Allen has been suspended for six months by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

USADA says the 19-year-old lightweight from Philadelphia – who won a silver medal in the 2010 National Golden Gloves – tested positive for a banned diuretic in July. Allen’s suspension began on Sept. 1, but he loses all results from July 19 onward.

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