Derek Chisora urges boxers caught with drugs in their system to immediately face a 10-YEAR BAN in the wake of Dillian Whyte’s failed drug test ahead of Anthony Joshua’s rematch
Derek Chisora urges boxers caught with drugs in their system to immediately face a 10-YEAR BAN in the wake of Dillian Whyte’s failed drug test ahead of Anthony Joshua’s rematch
- Derek Chisora speaks out about boxers taking performance-enhancing drugs
- Chisora says those caught using drugs should immediately get a 10-year ban
- His comments come after Dillian Whyte returned a positive test last week
Derek Chisora says boxers caught with drugs in their bodies should receive a 10-year suspension on the spot.
Chisora’s comments came shortly after Dillian Whyte returned “negative analytical findings” in a pre-fight drug test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) before his rematch with Anthony Joshua.
Chisora - who is fighting Gerald Washington on the undercard of AJ’s rescheduled fight with Robert Helenius – joked “doing drugs in Ibiza is okay, but not in the boxing ring” before getting serious.
The 39-year-old said boxing is dangerous enough without athletes using illegal substances and claimed doping could be deadly.
“It’s a problem in sports. Boxing is hard enough as it is. It’s hard enough fighting someone’s kid if you don’t do drugs. Now imagine fighting with someone’s child while on drugs.
Derek Chisora says boxers caught with drugs in their bodies should be given a 10-year suspension
Chisora’s comments came shortly after Dillian Whyte (pictured) returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a pre-fight drug test conducted before his rematch with Anthony Joshua
Joshua (left) had been training to fight Whyte (right), but their fight was canceled due to the Body Snatcher’s positive test
“It’s not even the fighters I blame. You see a boxer not going well let me go get this stuff and get it into my system. No no no. They say, if I get you this, you can do this and this and this.
“I don’t do drugs when I’m boxing. If I’m honest, I do drugs when I’m in Ibiza. That’s fine. That’s calm.
“I think they should make a new rule now. This is for the control boxing board. It should now be a 10 year ban. Straight away.’