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'Doping' Dillian Whyte facing fight to save career

London - British heavyweight Dillian Whyte is facing a long ban after reportedly testing positive for a banned substance, prompting a furious reaction from world champion Deontay Wilder.

The 31-year-old, who has previously served a doping ban, is understood to have returned the positive test three days before his fight against Colombian Oscar Rivas at London's O2 Arena on Saturday, which he won on points.

Whyte, who is now the mandatory challenger to WBC world heavyweight champion Wilder, can ask for a "B sample" to be tested.

In a tweet on Wednesday, promoter Eddie Hearn wrote: "Further to reports I can confirm that both Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas were subject to extensive VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association) and UKAD (UK Anti-Doping) testing for their bout. Both fighters were cleared to fight by both bodies and the BBBofC (British Boxing Board of Control)."

UKAD has declined to comment on what happens next with Whyte but, as the B sample almost always confirms the A sample, it is highly likely this case will now be passed to the independent National Anti-Doping Panel.

US fighter Wilder remorselessly attacked Whyte in an Instagram post.

"This fighter has been caught before using PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs) so this is his second attempt," he said.

"We just had a fighter... die in the ring (Maxim Dadashev) because of taking too many blow(s) to the head and you have idiots like @dillianwhyte want to CHEAT just to come up in his career because he's not good enough to do it alone," Wilder added.

Whyte tested positive for a banned stimulant after his victory over Hungary's Sandor Balogh in October 2012 and was handed a two-year ban.

His defence at the time was that he had made a mistake by taking a popular and readily available training supplement without checking its ingredients but his appeal against the sanction was rejected.

Since his comeback, Whyte has fought 18 times, losing only once to British rival Anthony Joshua, in 2015.

A BBBofC statement read: "United Kingdom Anti-Doping undertakes all anti-doping procedures on behalf of the British Boxing Board of Control and any subsequent findings, decisions, suspensions and sanctions are upheld by the British Boxing Board of Control in line with United Kingdom Anti-Doping.

"No further comment will be made at this time".

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Now here you have a fighter that has been recently reported of taking PED’s ( Performance Enhancements Drugs) In fact it was said he had over more than 1 substance in his body. This Fighter has been caught before using PED’s so this is his second attempt. This shit has to stop... The bleeding has to stop somewhere, We just had a fighter to fucking die in the ring because of taking too many blow to the head and you have idiots like @dillianwhyte want to CHEAT just to come up in his career because he’s not good enough to do it alone. Oscar Rivas was his opponent that Dillian fought recently on drug in which Oscar dropped this drug user and almost beat him, so Mr Whyte all that and the shit half way worked you still got put on your ass!!! I’d get my money back!!! He’s been claiming to want to fight me but the Question is if your doping with a non Champion just imagine what you will try to use if you had the chance to fight me? (Overdose) Him and his promoter #EddieHearn gave the @wbcboxing & @wbcmoro hell while all alone this MF has been cheating smh then have the audacity to try and snitch on his countrymen #Aj and accuse him of doing drugs when he himself is doing it as well. On top of that his promoter tried his best to cover this up before whyte’s recent fight. Somebody come and look at this shit... I get criticized about saying things like “Ima kill you” and mean it but without any substance whatsoever in my body but here you have so many Fighters like the likes of Dillian Whyte that flood their body with PED’s just to advance to the next level, while committing an attempt to murder but want to speak against PED users smh, GTFOH. Lmao... Boxing’s a place where you can hate it but love it all at the same damn time. This nigga is definitely the Donkey Of The Year!!! #TilThisDay #HEE-HAW #EEYORE

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