By Edward Chaykovsky

Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13KOs) has a new opponent in place for Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. He takes on veteran Danny Batchelder (31-11-1, 15KOs) as part of the undercard to the Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale Sky Sports Pay-Per-View.

Whyte has been out of the ring since undergoing shoulder surgery and losing by way of a seventh round knockout at the hands of Joshua in December 2015 - which is the longest fight to date of Joshua's career..

Batchelder, in active since last August, has fought a who's who of heavyweight contenders and prospects over the years. He was knocked out in his last two outings and went 1-2 in 2015.

Whyte had been scheduled to face Cyril Leonet, who withdrew from the contest. The British is already scheduled to fight again on July 30th, as part of Matchroom's card at the Firest Direct Arena in Leeds.

There are several opponents that Whyte is looking to go after in the coming months. Recently the British Boxing Board of Control ordered him to fight Sam Sexton for the vacant British heavyweight crown.

Whyte has other targets in mind as well. He recently traded words at a press event with Dereck Chisora. He aims to get Chisora in the ring by the end of the year, if their promoters can work out the therms. Chisora is promoted by German-based Sauerland Event, who also handle British fighters George Groves, Anthony Ogogo and David Price.