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Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin Rematch: Eddie Hearn Confirms March 6 Is Date

Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin Rematch: Eddie Hearn Confirms March 6 Is Date

Keith Idec

•Jan 12, 2021

Eddie Hearn has confirmed that March 6 is the date for the much-anticipated Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin rematch. The second Whyte-Povetkin bout likely will be officially announced Friday by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports as part of a larger schedule rollout. BoxingScene.com reported recently that March 6 was the targeted date for Whyte-Povetkin II, but Hearn revealed Tuesday during his weekly spot on “The Ak & Barak Show” that Whyte will attempt to avenge his knockout defeat to Povetkin on that night.

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BoxingScene.com's 2020 Knockout of the Year: Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte

BoxingScene.com's 2020 Knockout of the Year: Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte

Keith Idec

•Jan 7, 2021

By Keith Idec - Alexander Povetkin was down twice, battered and all but out. Dillian Whyte was on the verge of finishing the Russian contender entering the fifth round August 22. The heavy-handed contender sent Povetkin to one knee with a left hook 28 seconds into the fourth round and again with 20 seconds to go in the fourth, the second time thanks to a left uppercut....

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BoxingScene.com's 2020 Upset of The Year: Rosario Stops Williams

BoxingScene.com's 2020 Upset of The Year: Rosario Stops Williams

Thomas Gerbasi

•Jan 6, 2021

By Thomas Gerbasi - There really should have been a better storyline behind Jeison Rosario’s fifth-round stoppage of Julian Williams, a bout that earned Boxing Scene’s Upset of the Year award for 2020. Unlike other great upsets in the sport, Rosario’s win wasn’t a case of an undeserving fighter coming out of nowhere to defeat a dominant champion who...

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Povetkin: Whyte Likes To Talk A lot, Postponement Was Better For Him

Povetkin: Whyte Likes To Talk A lot, Postponement Was Better For Him

BoxingScene Staff

•Jan 4, 2021

WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin is starting to get his body back in order, after spending weeks fighting off the coronavirus. Povetkin's career is back in the spotlight, after the Olympic gold medal winner scored a brutal one-punch knockout of Dillian Whyte in the fifth round of their match in August of 2020.

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Povetkin Says Whyte is Only Option, Was Impressed By Joshua's Win

Povetkin Says Whyte is Only Option, Was Impressed By Joshua's Win

BoxingScene Staff

•Dec 30, 2020

As previously reported, WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin will be ready to fight by the early spring. Povetkin was in action back in August, when he knocked out Dillian Whyte in five rounds at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.

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Povetkin Doing Light Training, Expects To Be Ready For Whyte By Early Spring

Povetkin Doing Light Training, Expects To Be Ready For Whyte By Early Spring

BoxingScene Staff

•Dec 30, 2020

WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin believes that he will likely be ready to have a rematch with Dillian Whyte by the beginning of spring. Back in August, Povetkin pulled off one of the biggest shockers of the year when he knocked Whyte out cold with a tremendous uppercut in the fifth round of their fight.

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Povetkin's Promoter Feels Usyk is Too Small For Joshua, Fury, Wilder

Povetkin's Promoter Feels Usyk is Too Small For Joshua, Fury, Wilder

BoxingScene Staff

•Dec 28, 2020

Andrey Ryabinsky, the promoter for WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, believes Oleksandr Usyk is a bit too small to compete with the big men of the weight class. Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, moved up to heavyweight in 2019 with a stoppage win over late replacement Chazz Witherspoon.

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Zepeda-Baranchyk, Fury, Lopez, Alvarez Among 2020 BWAA Awards Nominees

Zepeda-Baranchyk, Fury, Lopez, Alvarez Among 2020 BWAA Awards Nominees

Jake Donovan

•Dec 28, 2020

Even with fewer categories this year, three previous honorees are in the hunt to repeat in the year-end awards. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Eddy Reynoso and Keith Connolly are among the 2019 year-end recipients who have made their way back to the ballot among the nominees announced for the 2020 Boxing Writers Associations of America (BWAA) awards. Just five categories will be featured for this year’s awards, with the list of nominees formally announced by the organization on Monday.

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Luis Ortiz Hopes To Fight Dillian Whyte or Alexander Povetkin Next

Luis Ortiz Hopes To Fight Dillian Whyte or Alexander Povetkin Next

Ryan Burton

•Dec 26, 2020

Heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz is ready for all the top heavyweights. So when he heard his name mentioned by former title challenger Dillian Whyte, he was very excited.

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Povetkin's Promoter Would Like His Boxer To Retire After Two More Fights

Povetkin's Promoter Would Like His Boxer To Retire After Two More Fights

BoxingScene Staff

•Dec 15, 2020

Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, believes his boxer should retire after two more fights. Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs), an Olympic gold medal winner and former world champion, is now 41-years-old and nearing the end of the road for his career.

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