On Wednesday, it was officially announced that heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte would return to the ring on December 7th, as part of the undercard to the highly anticipated rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Whyte will e...
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Boxing Scene has learned that Groupe Yvon Michel has retained UK counsel on behalf of Oscar Rivas and itself to explore the possibility of a lawsuit against Matchroom Boxing, Dillian Whyte, United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD), and the British Boxing Bo...
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Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, admits he's concerned after the recent drug testing blowup in the aftermath of last month's heavyweight bout between top contenders Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas. On July 17, Whyte was advised that an 'A' sample collected du...
Dillian Whyte isn’t yet out of the clear but at least has some good news to share amidst recent controversy surrounding his latest in-ring victory. The heavyweight contender from Brixton, England by way of Jamaica produced clean samples for his final...
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has continued to verbally blast Dillian Whyte, who up until Tuesday was the mandatory challenger to Wilder's crown. Two days ago, the WBC released an official statement which announced that their organization h...
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As BoxingScene.com reported on Tuesday, the WBC has provisionally suspended Dillian Whyte of his WBC interim heavyweight title and status as mandatory challenger to champion Deontay Wilder. Whyte climbed off the canvas to beat Oscar Rivas by way of a...
WE MAY BE hitting August this week – doesn’t time fly! – but the boxing beat continues on BT Sport this Saturday with a pretty much unique show from Falls Park in Belfast. An outdoor arena is being constructed for Michael’s featherweight showdown – a...
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An "A" Sample UKAD collected from Mr. Dillian Whyte in relation with his bout against Oscar Rivas yielded an adverse finding. In light of that adverse finding, and pending the outcome of the WBC’s own investigation and adjudicatory process, the WBC i...
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IT HAS BEEN a dreadful, tragic and desperately sad week for the sport of boxing. The deaths of both Maxim Dadashev and Hugo Santillan provide a stark reminder, if any were needed, of the brutal landscape participants in this sport operate in. When tr...
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By Michael Rosenthal - Two deaths and another failed drug test by a well-known fighter. I can’t remember a worse week in boxing. On Saturday Maxim Dadashev and Hugo Santillan, fighting about 5,000 miles apart, received the blows that would result in...
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WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has continued to speak out on division rival Dillian Whyte, regarding the drug testing saga with respect to Saturday's fight with Oscar Rivas. Whyte, 31, came up positive for a banned substance three days befo...
Yesterday, July 24, BoxingScene.com reported that an "A" sample taken from Dillian Whyte by United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) tested positive for one or more banned substances prior to Whyte's July 20 fight in London against Oscar Rivas. BoxingScene...
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Russ Anber, a member of Oscar Rivas' corner and CEO of Rival Boxing, detailed the events that prompted to their team to file an appeal with the WBC, regarding the selection of gloves by Dillian Whyte. The appeal was filed before the contest took plac...
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Deontay Wilder has reacted angrily to the news that Dillian Whyte has tested positive for a banned substance. It was reported on Wednesday that the heavyweight, who is now the mandatory challenger to Wilder’s WBC world title, tested positive for a ba...
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Multiple sources have confirmed that an "A" sample taken from Dillian Whyte tested positive for one or more banned substances prior to Whyte's July 20 fight in London against Oscar Rivas. Although Whyte is in the World Boxing Council Clean Boxing Pro...
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