Anthony Joshua’s proposed rematch with Dillian Whyte, scheduled for next weekend on the 12th of August, has been CANCELLED.
TalkSPORT’s Michael Benson tweeted in the early hours of the afternoon: “Dillian Whyte has “returned adverse analytical findings” in a VADA drugs test and so the Anthony Joshua rematch on Aug 12th has been CANCELLED.”
Following the news breaking from Benson, Eddie Hearn took to his official Twitter account to post a formal statement regarding the matter, which can be seen below.
AJ and Whyte were scheduled to go head-to-head for the second time in their professional careers next weekend, but that will no longer be the case following the breaking news emerging this afternoon.
The O2 Arena was to play host to the fight, with AJ looking to get his career back on track following devastating losses to Oleksandr Usyk. He did get back to winning ways last time out, however, against Jermaine Franklin, but it was widely agreed that his performance left a lot to be desired.
Joshua only got the job done via unanimous decision, rather than knockout, which a lot of boxing fans were expecting considering the level of opponent. However, a win is a win and it was very much needed given his performances and defeats to Usyk.
