Chris Eubank Jr has hit out at Tyson Fury as the Oleksandr Usyk fight has suffered a major setback just a week out from the event.
Usyk vs. Fury 2 goes down next weekend as the WBA (super), WBC and WBO world heavyweight titles will be on the line in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Ukrainian edged out the Brit by split decision to become the undisputed champion in their first meeting.
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And ahead of the highly-anticipated rematch, an undercard bout has been called off following a failed drug test.
Dennis McCann, who was scheduled to meet Liverpool's Peter McGrail, has been removed from the bill due to an adverse finding in his pre-fight drug test with the Voluntary Ant-Doping Association (VADA).
McCann's promotional outfit, Queensberry, released a statement on X.
It read: "The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) has today informed all relevant parties that Dennis McCann has returned an adverse finding following an anti-doping test conducted in advance of his upcoming bout.
"Mr. McCann's scheduled fight next Saturday will no longer take place, as the relevant parties investigate the matter further. No further comment on this will be made at this time."
In the wake of the failed pre-fight drug test, Eubank Jr slammed McCann and in doing so, took a pop at Fury.
On X, he wrote: "All these dirty drug cheats make me sick. Guess this one looked at the main event & thought... well Fury got away with it so I guess I could too."
In another post, Eubank Jr described McCann and Conor Benn as 'scumbags'.
The condemnation from Eubank Jr comes after he had his grudge match against Benn cancelled following his rival's failed drug test just days before the bout back in 2022.
Eubank Jr and Benn are in talks over a showdown next year.
Topics: Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing
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