The two-time heavyweight world champion was scheduled to face Dillian Whyte in a rematch of their December 2015 fight.
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Malik Scott trains Washington as well as star American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.
The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association informed the promoters, Matchroom, and boxing authorities of the test result.
Joshua and Whyte face off in the ring on August 12, 2023 at the 02 Arena in London, United Kingdom.
AJ went face-to-face with Dillian Whyte for the first time after his August 12 bout with the British heavyweight was announced last week.
The domestic rivals meet again on August 12 at The O2 arena, the same venue that hosted their first meeting eight years ago.
Thirty-three-year-old Joshua knocked out Whyte in the seventh round of their heated British title fight eight years ago.
Talks resumed in the wake of Whyte’s radio interview, in which he verbally challenged promoter Eddie Hearn.
The perception in British boxing is that there is no bigger fight than Fury versus Joshua, which has come within inches of being made twice over the past few years. But Joshua reckons that there is more intrigue in the all-London clash between he and Whyte, who have fought as amateurs and professionals.
The undefeated world champion announced his decision in the wake of his victory against Dillian Whyte at Wembley, declaring that he would be hanging up his gloves. However, he has since reneged on this statement, declaring that he would be willing to re-enter the ring if he could seal a £500 million deal for his next fight.
WBC heavyweight champion Fury had made a public plea to train Joshua after he was outpointed by the Ukrainian last September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Gypsy King claimed his training along with his coach SugarHill Steward was the key to Joshua getting revenge and regaining the WBA, WBO and IBF titles.
The world heavyweight champion has promised he won’t fight again after knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April.
Wilder’ s defeats to Fury were the only two losses in his career – with an outstanding 42-2-1 record with 41 knockouts. He took Fury all the way in his bouts, knocking him down four times and coming so close to knocking the Gypsy King out. And although he’s still at the top of his level, Wilder admitted that he had strongly been considering retirement.
Wilder’ s defeats to Fury were the only two losses in his career – with an outstanding 42-2-1 record with 41 knockouts. He took Fury all the way in his bouts, knocking him down four times and coming so close to knocking the Gypsy King out. And although he’s still at the top of his level, Wilder admitted that he had strongly been considering retirement.
Before and after his all-British showdown with Dillian Whyte last month, champion Tyson Fury stated that he would be retiring from boxing, regardless of the result.
Fury, 33, retained his title and his unbeaten record with a sixth-round stoppage of his fellow Brit on Saturday.
Fury, the defending champion, landed a perfect right uppercut towards the end of the sixth round, flooring Whyte who answered the referee’s 10-count but was in no condition to continue.
The Gypsy King landed a huge uppercut in the sixth round with the Body Snatcher unable to continue.
The win for the self-styled ‘Gypsy King’, fighting on UK soil for the first time in four years, was witnessed by 94,000 fans.
The 30-year-old New Zealander has previously held a world title, he was the WBO heavyweight champion from 2016 until losing the title to Anthony Joshua in 2018.