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  • Heavyweight Boxing: Anthony Joshua versus Dillian Whyte bout cancelled over drugs

    Heavyweight Boxing: Anthony Joshua versus Dillian Whyte bout cancelled over drugs

    British boxer of Nigeria descent. Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight rematch against Dillian Whyte scheduled for next week Saturday at London’s O2 Arena has been cancelled after Whyte returned an ‘adverse finding’ to a random doping test.

    The future looks much less clear for Whyte, 35, following this episode, his third run-in with anti-doping authorities. In a statement he said he was ‘shocked and devastated’ by the positive test and vowed to ‘prove that I am completely innocent.’

    Recall that Whyte served a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned stimulant Methylhexanamine following a win over Hungary’s Sandor Balogh in October 2012.

    However, boxing promoter is looking forward to securing the date with another worthy opponent for Joshua.

    In 2019, he was charged by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) after a sample provided in June that year showed the presence of two metabolites of a banned steroid, Dianabol. The charge was later withdrawn due to the ‘extremely low’ levels of the metabolites.

    “I am shocked and devastated to learn of a report by Vada of adverse findings relating to me,” Whyte wrote in a statement released on X, formerly known as Twitter.

    “I only learned of it this morning and am still reacting to it.

    “I have also just seen that the fight is being cancelled without having any chance to demonstrate my innocence before the decision was taken.

    “I can confirm without a shadow of doubt that I have not taken the reported substance, in this camp or at any point in my life.

    “I am completely innocent and ask to be given the time to go through the process of proving this without anybody jumping to conclusions or a trial by media.”

    Whyte, who lost his only world title challenge to Tyson Fury in 2022, beat Joshua by decision as an amateur in 2009 to start what became a bitter rivalry.

    Olympic gold medallist Joshua went on to become a two-time world champion.

  • Heavyweight Boxing: Anthony Joshua to face Dillian Whyte on August 12 at Wembley

    Heavyweight Boxing: Anthony Joshua to face Dillian Whyte on August 12 at Wembley

    Six years after going down on technical knockout,  Heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte has had a rethink and now expressed his readiness to agree to the financial terms for a rematch with two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on August 12 at Wembley Stadium.

    Whyte agent’s had earlier snubbed the contractual document but decided to take a second look at it.

    “Earlier, we heard that our proposal was far from what they expected, so we didn’t even begin to do the second one. Now Dillian says he will accept it, so we sent him a contract to sign. If the deal is signed, the fight will take place in London,” Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn said.

    Eddie Hearn claims Dillian Whyte will receive a contract for a rematch with long-term rival Anthony Joshua on August 12.

    “We need to move at pace but if Dillian is serious, that fight can 100 per cent happen. This contract is not going to be difficult, it’s a set purse. There are no travel or extreme media obligations, it’s pretty simple. I would love the fight to happen and hopefully it will,” Hearn said.

    Hearn’s response came after Whyte spoke to talkSPORT earlier on Friday. The boxer said; “The fight’s just collapsed, there’s been no communication on the fight. It’s just weird, it just never seemed real from the start.

    “Joshua’s in a position of transition and they don’t want him to have a serious fight, but they’re trying to keep his name good and make it look like he’s trying to have big fights. We’ve had one three-line email about the fight, no conversations at all.

    “We’ve been trying to contact Eddie Hearn for one month, multiple phone calls and emails, they’ve just gone missing. I’ve never felt the fight was real, I’ve been negotiating with Eddie Hearn for years, I know when Eddie wants a fight, he calls you, he bugs you. I haven’t spoken to Eddie Hearn for one month,” Whyte said.

    The first pro fight between these boxers took place in December 2015. Joshua won by TKO in the seventh round. In recent performances in the ring, both boxers won on points against Jermain Franklin.

    After facing Whyte, Joshua is hoping to meet former WBC champion Deontay Wilder in December. The proposed fight is set to take place in Saudi Arabia, with an undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk potentially on the same card.

  • Brutal victory: Tyson Fury retains world boxing heavyweight title

    Brutal victory: Tyson Fury retains world boxing heavyweight title

    Tyson Fury enjoyed a happy homecoming as he retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sensational sixth-round stoppage of British rival Dillian Whyte at a packed Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

    In his first fight on British soil since August 2018, Fury was treated to a hero’s welcome by a 94,000 capacity crowd in London.

    He thereafter largely dictated the tempo before ending proceedings in devastating fashion.

    A vicious uppercut caught Whyte flush on the chin before he was disdainfully pushed over on to his back.

    But while the mandatory challenger beat the count, referee Mark Lyson waved off the fight.

    Whyte could have few complaints at a halt being called with just one second remaining before the fight reached the midway point.

    He was clearly on unsteady legs after the bout’s first significant strike.

    Fury (now 32-0-1, 23KOs) was able to use his considerable height and reach advantage to keep Whyte at bay.

    The challenger was made to look clumsy and cumbersome in contrast to his foe.

    Whyte, cut over his right eye after an accidental clash of heads, was first installed as the WBC’s number one contender nearly four years ago.

    But he was unable to impose himself as he found himself tied up whenever he attempted to close the distance.

  • Tyson Fury avoids Anthony Joshua, sets retirement date

    Tyson Fury avoids Anthony Joshua, sets retirement date

    Heavy weight WBC champion Tyson Fury has hinted that he would retire after his match with Dillian Whyte in April

    Whyte has been virtually silent on social media since promoter Frank Warren won the rights to the fight at a January purse bid with a record $41,025,000. He waited until last Monday’s deadline to sign the contract, as he wanted to participate in the potential of pay-per-view sales.

    The unbeaten two-time world champion was expected to face the winner of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, the holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, in a unification bout should he beat Whyte.

    But after Tuesday’s news conference to promote the fight on April 23 at Wembley Stadium, Fury, who has hinted at walking away from boxing before, said he would be “fully retired after the fight”.

    When asked if he harboured ambitions of challenging Joshua or Usyk, he reaffirmed that he would be retiring “100 per cent”.

    “(I’m a) two-time undisputed champion, 150 million in the bank, nothing to prove to nobody,” said the self-styled “Gypsy King”.

    Whyte turned down an offer to fly to London by private jet on Tuesday and officially unveil his clash with WBC champion Fury, having been left incensed with his 20 per cent cut of the fight purse

    Fury accused Whyte of “showing the white flag” in the press conference after the challenger failed to attend the event at Wembley.

    Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren was also scathing about Whyte’s “disgraceful” absence.

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    Whyte, the mandatory challenger, is believed to be preparing for the fight in Portugal and, according to Warren, rejected the offer of a private jet to fly to London for the event.

    Fury, who staged a mock face-to-face with his absent challenger, said: “I’ve got a new name for him. He is called ‘Frillian White Knickers’, because he is as soft as it says in the title.

    “He has shown his colours today. He gets upset and causes a ruckus, now he has given me that much more confidence.

    “I’m not concerned because this is the Tyson Fury roadshow, it’s never about the opponent.”

    “What I want to do after boxing is chill on a beach, drink pina coladas, drive Ferraris and live on boats and that’s it,” said the 33-year-old. “That’s what I’ll do.”

    Furthermore ,’Gypsy King’ said he will hang up his gloves to spend time with his wife Paris and six kids