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Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua will face Robert Helenius after his fight against Dylian Whyte was cancelled. The fight against Whyte slated for August 12 at the 02 Arena, London, was called off after his random anti-doping test proved positive. Matchroom released a statement about the issue on its official Twitter account last Saturday. “Today,…
Anthony Joshua has replaced Dillian Whyte with Robert Helenius for O₂ Arena fight due to Whyte's failed doping test. Helenius steps in at the last moment.
Anthony Joshua cherry-picked a heavyweight rival Deontay Wilder smashed in 177 seconds as a replacement following the Dillian Whyte scandal.
Plus: where the fight will be held; why the Dillian Whyte fight was cancelled; the latest odds and what the fighters are saying
The all-British bout has been called off after Whyte failed a drugs test