Whyte Warns: If Stormzy Says it To My Face, I'll Knock Him Out!

By Edward Chaykovsky

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13KOs) is not bothered by the recent diss track that was recorded by British rapper Stormzy.

Last December, Stormzy walked Olympic gold medal winner Anthony Joshua to the ring for his anticipated showdown with Whyte. Joshua stopped Whyte in the seventh round.

After the fight was over, Whyte took a few digs at Joshua for using a grime artist to walk him down. He said Joshua was sporting a 'fake personality' in public, but was actually a "scumbag" in real life.

Stormzy took offense to some of Whyte's comments and released a new song called 'One Take Freestyle' which never called Whyte by name, but was obviously firing some shots at him.

"Had one chance you flopped it. Threatening me won't make you the heavyweight champ rudeboy. Stop this, man," Stormzy said in the song, which also had audio commentary of the Whyte stoppage

Whyte is not bothered by the lyrics, but issued a firm warning when speaking with Sky Sports:

"Stormzy is a rapper and I'm a boxer. I don't let bars fly - I let my fists fly. He spits bars and I knock people out. There was no trash talk from my side. Like I said from day one, if he said what he said to my face then I'll knock him out. I stand by it," Whyte said.

"I'm grateful he made a tune about me. There's nothing better than free publicity. Since he did that, I've got a lot of Instagram and Twitter likes, more followers and more hits. I feel privileged someone took the time to make a song about me. There are famous people in this world who have never had a tune made about them or aimed at them. I feel privileged and I just hope he doesn't invoice me!"

Whyte, who had shoulder surgery as a result of an injury suffered during the Joshua defeat, hopes to return on a date in June.