Drug cheats deserve lifetime bans, says Joshua (Reuters)

(Reuters) – Boxers who fail doping tests should be banned for life, according to Britain’s IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua became the first boxer to hold the Olympic super-heavyweight crown and a version of the world heavyweight title simultaneously with his triumph at the O2 Arena in April, a few miles from where he won gold at the London 2012 Games. The boxer said he has undergone random checks twice by Britain’s anti-doping agency in the last two weeks, ahead of his first defense of the title against American Dominic Breazeale in London on Saturday.