Since news broke that Dillian Whyte returned adverse analytical findings in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency test, one British heavyweight has called for him to be “banned for life” should he be found guilty.
Whyte was due to face British rival Anthony Joshua in a judge rematch on August 12 at London’s O2 Arena until it was revealed he had failed the drugs test – the third run-in with Anti-Doping agencies in his career, although he was cleared in 2019 of wrongdoing.
Matchroom immediately canceled the headline bout and has since found a replacement opponent in Robert Helenius.
Popular Essex heavyweight, Johnny Fisher, is 9-0 with eight knockouts inside the distance and is one of those on the undercard whose bout has been saved by the event going ahead.
Fisher shared his thoughts on the news with TalkSport BOXING.
“There has to be due process but if someone does intentionally take drugs and are found guilty of that they should be banned for life, cause this isn’t running, this isn’t cricket, this isn’t goofball.
We go in there to do physical damage to people. And if someone has been found guilty of taking drugs then it’s the highest form of cowardice.”
Fisher then agrees that the whole event is now “tainted” but says he has to continue with his own mission to rise up through the ranks.
“I’ve got to go fight Harry Armstrong. All I’ve got to do is concentrate on winning. I’ve got 10 rounds to win. If this show gets canceled and we fight in three weeks’ time it doesn’t matter, I’ve just got to be ready at all times.”
Luckily for Fisher, the show goes on. He will face Armstrong for the Southern Area Heavyweight title before Joshua is in with Helenius.