VADA reporting that Dillian Whyte has “returned adverse analytical findings”
Anthony Joshua was due to fight Dillian Whyte at the O2 in London on Saturday, August 12, but the bout has now been cancelled after Whyte returned adverse analytical findings.
A statement from promoter Matchroom read: "Today, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Matchroom, the Association of Boxing Commissions and the British Boxing Board of Control that Dillian Whyte had returned adverse analytical findings as part of a random anti-doping protocol.
"In light of this news, the fight will be cancelled, and a full investigation will be conducted.
"Further information on the event will follow."
Joshua had been hoping that Whyte would provide him with a stepping stone towards a $60 million fight with American Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia in December.
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