‘This sh*t has to stop, we just had a fighter die’ – Wilder blasts Whyte over ‘failed’ drugs test
WBC champion Deontay Wilder has hit out at heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte after the Brit reportedly failed a drugs test, with the US fighter citing the tragic recent death of Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev.
Whyte is alleged to have tested positive for “one or more” banned substances before his unanimous decision victory over Colombia’s Oscar Rivas in London at the weekend, which saw the Brit win the WBC interim title.
After the news emerged, the undefeated Wilder slammed Whyte on social media, fuming that “this sh*t has to stop… we just had a fighter f*cking die in the ring for taking too many blows to the head” - referring to the death of Russian boxer Dadashev this week from brain injuries sustained in a bout.
Also on rt.com Russian boxer Dadashev, who suffered 'severe brain damage' after TKO loss, dies of his injuriesIn a lengthy invective, Wilder labelled Whyte the “donkey of the year” and accused his team of trying to cover up the allegations against him.
“Now here you have a fighter that has been recently reported of taking PED’s (Performance Enhancements Drugs),” Wilder wrote.
“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 f*cking die in the ring because of taking too many blows 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…
“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," raged Wilder, who is a mooted future opponent for Whyte.
Russian light-welterweight Dadashev, 28, died on Tuesday of the injuries he sustained in an 11th-round TKO defeat to Puerto Rico's Subriel Matias in Maryland last week.
Also on rt.com Maxim Dadashev's tragic death should be accepted as boxing's cruel realityAccording to reports, Whyte’s team and the British Boxing Board of Control were informed of the positive A Sample test by the UK anti-doping authorities before his fight at the O2 Arena with Rivas, but the BBBC allowed the bout to go ahead.
Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn responded to the claims by stating that both his fighter and Rivas had been cleared to fight by the British boxing authorities.
Further to reports I can confirm that both Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas were subject to extensive VADA and UKAD testing for their bout. Both fighters were cleared to fight by both bodies and the BBBofC
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) July 24, 2019
Whyte, 31, was banned for two years in 2012 for taking a supplement containing a controlled substance, but insisted he did not knowingly use it.
The allegations against Whyte appear to have broader ramifications elsewhere in the division.
Mexican-American fighter Andy Ruiz Jr – who sensationally beat Anthony Joshua to strip the Brit of his IBF, WBO and WBA titles in New York in June – said he would not face Joshua in the UK for a rematch in light of the claims against Whyte.
