Dillian Whyte reportedly canceled his fight with Joe Joyce because of a finger injury. Two boxers were to go to the live arena in Manchester on Saturday, April 5.
Whyte and Joyce were to complain about the bill that included the fight between the former world champion Lawrence Okolie and Richard Riakporhe. But the problem with your finger when it means that he will not be able to get to the ring. Joyce is still going to fight that day, but now she will have to find a fresh opponent.
According to SunWhyte quoted an avid finger for his decision to withdraw from the fight.
And the source close to Joyce said the publication: “This is looking for Joe. He trained extremely strenuous for this, and Dillian was an ideal opponent.
“If there is one thing that British boxing fans know about Joe, then he will fight anyone and fortunately there are many good heavyweight.
“Joe is not interested in falling below the world level, so Filip Hrgovic, Jarrell Miller, Daniel Dubois Rematch – Joe will accept everyone.”
Whyte enjoyed an outstanding career and he fought Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He was refused a rematch with Joshua in 2023. After he failed to do a voluntary test of the anti -doping association, but then he was removed to resume his career after the investigation was found that the positive result was caused by a contaminated supplement.
He last appeared in the ring in mid -December, when he accepted Ebenezer Tetteh in Gibraltar. The 36-year-old won when he stopped Tetteh at the end of the seventh round.
Meanwhile, Joyce has lost three of his previous four fights since the WBO short-lived heavyweight title with Joseph Parker two and a half years ago. The last one was in action at the end of July last year, when he was beaten by Derek Chisory after a unanimous point decision.
The withdrawal of Whyte appears after Daniel Dubois withdrew from his duel with Joseph Parker a few days before his place.
This fight was to start at Riyadh on Saturday, February 22, and Dubois’s father later explained: “The fighting week is going well until he got diseased. Everything was perfect, and then he began to feel bad.
“He had a virus. He had swollen glands and ear infection, so the doctor told him, “I wouldn’t fight if I were you.” He said: “You can fight, but after three rounds you will feel it.”
“He had these problems earlier – swollen glands, viral infection. This has been happening for about eight years and usually lasts three or four days, but then it was fine. Thanks to this, it was a bad time that it happened two days before the fight. Of course, it was very frustrating for him and us. “