It has been a whirlwind week in British boxing, with Anthony Joshua, Robert Helenius and Eddie Hearn among those swept up in the storm caused by Dillian Whyte’s failed doping test. But they have not been the only figures forced to brace and hope for the best; Campbell Hatton, son of boxing icon Ricky, is one of many undercard fighters to have been disorientated ahead of Saturday’s event at the O2 Arena.
“I was sweating, me!” the 22-year-old tells The Independent. “I found out probably a couple of hours before the announcement that [Joshua vs Whyte] was off. I spoke to Matthew – my trainer and uncle – and he was always pretty confident they’d be able to get someone in, but I just thought: At this stage of the game, and at the very top level, you’re struggling if you lose your main event.”
