Dillian Whyte insists he beat Oscar Rivas ‘fair and square’ amid claims he failed a drug test
DILLIAN WHYTE insists he beat Oscar Rivas “fair and square” amid claims the heavyweight “tested positive for banned substances”.
The Brixton puncher was reportedly found with two illegal substances in his system before his Saturday night decision win over Oscar Rivas - but the fight was allowed to continue.
Whyte, 31, was cleared to box by the British Board of Boxing Control - and took to Instagram to defend the “rubbish” claims made about his “failed” test.
He said: “I am so disappointed with the rubbish that has been said about me over the last few days.
“I have lawyers dealing with it and I have been told that I can't talk about it for good legal reasons.
“I was cleared to fight and I won that fight fair and square.
“Thanks for all the support, it really means a lot to me.”
claim the “A sample” - taken from the Brit by United Kingdom Anti-Doping - tested positive for two banned substances.
Those are believed to be epimethandienone and hydroxymethandienone, two byproducts caused by the consumption of the banned steroid Dianabol.
The drug is no longer used medically in the USA, but can be purchased in the UK and is often taken as a performance enhancing drug by bodybuilders.
WBC statement on the case
"At of the time of the publication of this Release, the WBC has not received any notification from anyone about a positive anti-doping test allegedly yielded by Dillian Whyte in connection with last Saturday’s fight against Oscar Rivas for the WBC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
“The WBC has requested that the BBBofC, as the local, governing entity that oversaw that fight, formally provide any available information to the WBC.
“The fight’s promoters contracted the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) to perform pre-fight and after-the-fight anti-doping tests on both fighters.
"The WBC is not aware that any of the test’s results VADA has received up to now have yielded any adverse findings. The WBC created the Clean Boxing Program which is administered by VADA, and which is a top priority of our organization.
“The WBC will not make any comments about the situation at hand until it receives the proper, formal communication from the BBBofC.”
The “B sample” is expected to be tested and, should its result come back positive, Whyte could be banned from boxing for EIGHT years.
If found guilty of his second doping offence following a two-year 2012 ban, the 31-year-old could be handed a career-ending suspension.
Whyte's win over Rivas cemented his place as mandatory challenger for the WBC title - held by Deontay Wilder.
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The Bronze Bomber initially called Whyte a cheat and called for him to face a lengthy ban for a potential second offence.
Whyte's failed test was revealed on the same weekend two boxers died as the results of injuries from weekend fights in America and Argentina.
But, despite insisting there is very little room for mistakes, he wants him to get a third chance.
He said: “I believe in three strikes and you are out, they have to lay down the law and stop the bleeding, we have just lost another fighter from taking blows to the head.
“I don’t take nothing unless it is cleared, I am always tested by VADA. I don’t take nothing that puts me at risk.
“These guys know what they are taking, no one is force feeding you. You know what it does and how it works.
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“I would be furious if I had not been told, boxing is in an emotion state after these two deaths, I would be thinking ‘it could be me too’.
“I am a warrior and I believe I would die in the ring for this, it gravitates to your spirit and most fighters don’t know when to get out of the sport.
“We must all have some sort of mental illness because we put on gloves and fight each other for entertainment.”
