Anthony Joshua shares instant response to Dillian Whyte failing medicine check

Anthony Joshua was relaxed when he obtained the news that Dillian Whyte had returned “an adverse analytical finding” throughout anti-doping testing. AJ was knowledgeable of the shock developments on Saturday morning however determined he nonetheless wished the present to go forward in order that the entire fighters on the undercard might receives a commission.

Eddie Hearn was capable of draft in seasoned veteran Robert Helenius at quick discover after the Nordic Nightmare recorded a knockout victory over Mika Mielonen in Finland final weekend.

Now he’s set to earn a bumper payday as he bids to inflict one other upset on Joshua, who beforehand misplaced to late substitute Andy Ruiz Jr in the summertime of 2019 after Jarrell Miller additionally failed a medicine check.

But Joshua is not holding grudges towards his previous rival, telling DAZN: “Stuff happens in boxing. It’s not the first time we’ve heard it.

“So it is like ‘okay, properly it is simply me now in someone else’s state of affairs’.

“Other people have had it happen to them, also I’ve had it happen to me in 2019.

“So I simply form of stated, ‘are we going to cancel or are we going to maneuver ahead?’

“Eddie and the team did a great job of finding another opponent. It’s obviously not a pay-per-view show, I know people travelling from America to watch this, it was a great fight.

“We have achieved a lot content material, I feel they need to launch it! But what can we do? We flip the coin and I simply take into consideration what’s subsequent.”

Whyte, who served a two-year drugs ban between 2012 and 2014, was previously cleared of a doping violation in 2019 following his victory over Oscar Rivas at the O2 Arena.

Now The Body Snatcher has vowed to prove his innocence once again, stating: “I am shocked and devastated to learn of a report by Vada of adverse findings relating to me. I only learned of it this morning and am still reacting to it.

“I’ve additionally simply seen that the combat is being cancelled with out having any probability to exhibit my innocence earlier than the choice 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 also apologised to the fans before the show was salvaged, writing: “I insisted on 24/7 Vada testing for this fight, as I have done voluntarily and at my own expense for all of my fights for many, many years. This is not the first time that I have been reported as having an adverse finding for a substance which I have not taken, and as I did last time I will again prove that I am completely innocent.

“All I can do is categorical my excessive disappointment to boxing followers, who will miss out on what was certain to be an amazing occasion.”

The undercard additionally options the likes of Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington plus Filip Hrgovic vs Demsey McKean.