Dillian Whyte secures hard-fought points victory over Mariusz Wach on Joshua vs Ruiz undercard

Dillian Whyte has secured victory over Mariusz Wach on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz.

Whyte secured an unanimous decision win over the Polish heavyweight, going the distance in his first fight for six months having also taken the fight on less than two weeks’ notice.

It comes a day after the Brixton fighter was cleared of any wrongdoing by UK Anti-Doping after claims of an “adverse finding” in a drug test earlier this year.

The adverse finding was found before Whyte’s WBC eliminator against Oscar Rivas in July, a fight Whyte was cleared to fight in with news of the finding not emerging until the following week.

A joint statement from Whyte and UKAD released on Friday night confirmed the Brixton heavyweight was charged with an anti-doping violation earlier this year – a charge that has since been withdrawn.

He celebrated the news with a win in Saudi Arabia that extends his professional record to 27-1.

The 31-year-old controlled the majority of the fight, keeping the taller man at bay with his jab and ripping through with effective uppercuts.

He was put under pressure at the end of the eighth with Wach forcing Whyte off balance with a left hook right before the bell.

Whyte dug in however and ended the 10th with a flurry.