Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Dillian Whyte claims Deontay Wilder wants to fight Tyson Fury next because Wilder seeks a lesser puncher than him. Wilder and Fury have confirmed that negotiations are ongoing for them to fight later this year. Eddie Hearn, Whyte’s promoter, has upped his offer to Wilder to “$7 million or $8 million” for the WBC champion to come to England to fight Whyte.
Dillian Whyte wants a further fight before challenging Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder for the world heavyweight title. On Saturday, at London’s O2 Arena, the 30-year-old produced his finest performance to secure his best win in outpointing Joseph Parker to perhaps prove he has become their leading contender.
So with Anthony Joshua facing Alexander Povetkin in defense of his IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA titles on September 22, where does that leave WBC belt-holder Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs)for the fall? The question was posed to Stephen Espinoza the head man for Showtime Sports before his network went on the air at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Dillian Whyte (24-1, 17 KOs) told BoxingScene.com he is aiming to fight again in mid-December. The WBC Silver champion and number one contender cemented his status as one of the world’s best with a 12-round unanimous decision over former WBO champion Joseph Parker on Saturday night in London.
THE CONCLUSIONS I drew from watching the heavyweights go at it on Saturday night all came back to one man, a certain Tyson Fury. As someone in the game of promoting fights and plotting careers, when I watch the business end of shows my thoughts always come back to assessing the form for my own fighters.
Joseph Parker has no intention of walking away from boxing after losing to Dillian Whyte - and would be happy to do it all over again after the two heavyweights combined to produce a thriller at the O2 Arena.
Whyte, however, is willing to step in and face either man should negotiations prove unsuccessful, having raised his own profile by recording a points win over Joseph Parker on Saturday.
Dillian Whyte was the headliner of Eddie Hearn’s O2 show on Saturday night and he survived a late scare to narrowly outpoint Joseph Parker in another humdinger. Shaken and floored in the last seconds, Whyte survived to hear the final bell.
PROMOTER Eddie Hearn was not lost for words but he was running out of superlatives to describe Dereck Chisora’s performance after eight blistering rounds against Carlos Takam.
Dillian Whyte put himself back into world title contention with a big win. The Brixton heavyweight retained his WBC Silver title at the O2 Arena in London. Whyte, however, was out on his feet in the latter stages of the contest against former WBO world champion Joseph Parker, who was dropped twice during the contest, and will now be looking to find a world title shot.