Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
If Dillian Whyte (24-1, 17 KOs) needs a dance partner for December 22 - he certainly has one ready and willing, Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz (29-1, 25 KOs). A few days ago, Ortiz made it clear that he wanted a piece of Whyte - for the December 1st undercard to the heavyweight bout between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
NEW YORK – Frank Warren ridiculed Eddie Hearn’s demand that Deontay Wilder’s team must finalize a deal for a Wilder-Anthony Joshua fight April 13 before Wilder faces Tyson Fury. Warren is confident Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion he promotes, will beat Wilder on December 1 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. And even if Wilder wins, Warren doesn’t think Hearn has any genuine intention of making a Joshua-Wilder fight for April 13.
Yesterday an article was published on BoxingScene.com in which heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte claimed that former interim champion Luis Ortiz prized himself out of potential fight a few years ago and again this summer.
Dillian Whyte doesn’t understand why he needs to go through Luis Ortiz to get a shot at Deontay Wilder’s WBC heavyweight title. Not only did Wilder knock out Ortiz seven months ago, according to Whyte, Ortiz didn’t want to fight him July 28. Wilder reiterated this week during a press tour for his December 1 fight against Tyson Fury that Whyte must beat Ortiz in a WBC elimination match before he’ll consider defending his title against the British contender.
Anthony Joshua stated his eagerness to fight Deontay Wilder at Wembley next April after overcoming a major scare at the London venue to emphatically defeat Alexander Povetkin. Joshua was troubled by Povetkin early on and suffered a bloodied nose in the opening round, but ultimately retained his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight world title belts in style with a brutal seventh-round stoppage on Saturday.
Dillian Whyte hopes it’s him who gets the call to face Anthony Joshua next. The Brixton heavyweight was at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night to watch his former foe knock out Alexander Povetkin inside seven rounds to retain his world heavyweight titles. Whyte was knocked out by Joshua back in December 2015 when the pair clashed for the then-vacant British title in the sport’s premier division at the O2 Arena in London.
Dillian Whyte believes his domestic rival, Dereck Chisora, will see his career come to a close if the two boxers collide in a rematch. Back in December of 2016, Whyte won a twelve round split decision over Chisora in a Fight of The Year candidate where both boxers went to war in every round of the contest.
If Dillian Whyte gets his second shot at Anthony Joshua, Whyte is sure he can knock out the undefeated heavyweight champion. Whyte might get his rematch with Joshua on April 13 at Wembley Stadium in London if Joshua can defeat Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night. London’s Whyte will be part of Sky Sports’ broadcast team Saturday night for the Joshua-Povetkin fight at Wembley Stadium, where Whyte expects Joshua to retain his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is gearing up for another massive event at Wembley Stadium this weekend which sees Anthony Joshua defend his world heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin live on Sky Box Office. Boxing Scene caught up with Hearn today (Monday, September 17) to discuss what lies beyond that for some of his fighters and shows in the remaining months.
Dillian Whyte is not expecting Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) to follow through with a planned fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Last month, Fury and Wilder announced that a deal was finalized to face each other - likely on a date in November at a venue in Las Vegas, Nevada.