As Anthony Joshua’s team scramble for a late-replacement opponent, rival promoter Frank Warren believes they will ‘go for the easiest option.’ ‘AJ’s August 12 bout was plunged into doubt this weekend following news that Dillian Whyte had returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a VADA doping test. He was immediately pulled from the main event, and […]
Tony Bellew has said that any fighter found to be taking performance enhancing drugs should be thrown out of the sport – but he’s waiting for more information before giving that verdict to Dillian Whyte. The Brixton heavyweight has been pulled from his rematch with Anthony Joshua following news that one of his tests with […]
The search for Anthony Joshua’s replacement opponent continues following Dillian Whyte’s removal from the main event. It was announced by the promotion one week out from the August 12 fight that Whyte had returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency test, and was ineligible to fight the ‘AJ’ rematch. With a full card […]
Shakur Stevenson may be set to face Vasily Lomachenko for the WBC lightweight world title following Devin Haney’s decision to move up in weight. Haney, who currently holds all four belts in the division, is slated to step up to super-lightweight and challenge Regis Prograis for his belt. The WBC has announced that the 24-year-old […]
During his beating of Errol Spence Jr, Terence Crawford found time to taunt a potential future opponent in Jermell Charlo. Crawford became the first four-belt undisputed welterweight champion in Las Vegas that night, flipping the script that his fight with Spence was a pick ’em by picking his opponent apart from round two onwards. Following […]
Anthony Joshua’s fight with Dillian Whyte on August 12 in London has been pulled due to ‘adverse analytical findings’ in one of Whyte’s doping tests. Following the bombshell news and Whyte’s inability to headline the card, the promotion is now scrambling to find a late-replacement that will give Joshua a fight. Fans and pundits immediately […]
Anthony Joshua is in need of an opponent for this coming Saturday – and Andy Ruiz Jr says he’s happy to accomodate. ‘AJ’ was all set to face Dillian Whyte in a rematch following their 2015 meeting for the British Heavyweight title. That ended in a knockout, and Joshua predicted the same this time around. […]
Jermell Charlo will move up from the super welterweight limit of 154lbs to challenge Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez for his undisputed titles at 168. The fight is billed as undisputed versus undisputed, but Charlo will be stripped of at least one of his belts when the first bell rings. That’s no worry to him, as he’s […]
Dillian Whyte has broken his silence on the ‘shocking and devastating’ news that an adverse finding in his doping test has forced his rematch with Anthony Joshua to be cancelled. Exactly one week out from fight night, Matchroom released a statement to say that a Voluntary Anti-Doping test taken by Whyte had returned positive, and […]
Dillian Whyte’s trainer, Buddy McGirt, has responded to the news that their fight with Anthony Joshua has been pulled due to an ‘adverse analytical finding’ in Whyte’s Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency test. The news comes just one week out from fight night where ‘AJ’ and Whyte were set to reignite their domestic rivalry, last seen played […]
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom has announced Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Dillian Whyte has been pulled at the last minute following news that Whyte returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency test. The statement dropped exactly one week out from the August 12 heavyweight fight, set for a sold-out O2 Arena in London. Whyte – […]
Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Dillian Whyte has been pulled just one week out from fight night due to ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a doping test for Whyte. The pair were set to reignite a domestic rivalry on August 12 at London’s O2 Arena that first played out on the professional scene back in 2015 for […]