Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
Last month's shocker at Matchroom's Fight Camp has created a shuffle of names in the WBC's latest heavyweight rankings. Dillian Whyte, who coming in was the WBC's mandatory challenger and interim-champion, was brutally knocked out in the fifth round by Alexander Povetkin.
A rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte looks set to go ahead in late November after their first fight returned good pay-per-view returns, although it is far from clear where the fight will take place.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker would still love to secure a rematch with Dillian Whyte. Parker lost a twelve round decision to Whyte in 2018. In that fight, Parker started slow and went down as the fight played out - but he dropped Whyte in the twelfth round and came very close to stopping him before the clock ran out.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is mentally focused on getting revenge when he faces Alexander Povetkin in a rematch later this year. Last month, at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood, Whyte was knocked out cold by Povetkin in the fifth round of their contest. At the time of the knockout, Whyte was way up on the cards after dropping Povetkin twice in the fourth round.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter had openly backed Alexander Povetkin to defeat Dillian Whyte in their high stakes clash, which took place month at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood. Hunter, who fought to a draw with Povetkin in December 2019, felt the Russian boxer's style was all wrong for Whyte.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Dillian Whyte, says a rematch with Alexander Povetkin is being targeted for two dates in November. Last month at Matchroom's Fight Camp, Povetkin was down twice and behind on points when he brutally knocked out Whyte with a single uppercut in the fifth round.
Being a top contender and former WBO heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker was a very interested observer in the recent clash between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin. Whyte, who was the mandatory challenger to WBC world champion Tyson Fury, was knocked out cold in the fifth round by Povetkin, who was down twice in the fourth and landed a vicious uppercut to close the show.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes it's a big mistake to throw Dillian Whyte right back into a rematch with Alexander Povetkin in two months time. Last weekend, Whyte was brutally knocked out cold in the fifth round by Povetkin.
By Tris Dixon - By It’s been nearly a week since the few in attendance ringside at the final Fight Camp event of the summer were left in a stunned silence. Russian Alexander Povetkin had cancelled Dillian Whyte’s long-awaited shot at Tyson Fury’s WBC title after holding tight for his opportunity for 1,000-or-so days. Everyone knew Povetkin was not a gimmie for Whyte...
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is fed up with division rival Dillian Whyte, who suffered a brutal knockout on Saturday night. Whyte, who was the mandatory challenger to the WBC title, was knocked out cold in the fifth round of his bout with Alexander Povetkin at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.