Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Dillian Whyte and Tony Bellew have hardly been the best of friends in recent years. Their rivalry aside, Whyte wants Bellew to beat David Haye again Saturday night and humble Haye once and for all. Whyte dislikes Haye because the British heavyweight contender has always found the former WBA heavyweight champ to be “very disrespectful” and “very ignorant,” and not just toward him.
For Luis Ortiz, a new lifeline has opened up. After his hard-fought defeat from this past March, a new opportunity with a door to a world title shot. As BoxingScene.com reported a few days ago, the World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered a final eliminator between Ortiz and Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) - with the winner earning a mandatory shot at WBC world champion Deontay Wilder.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) was under the impression that he was going to receive a mandatory world title shot against WBC beltholder Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Whyte was shocked a few days ago, when the sanctioning body ordered him to take part in a final eliminator and deemed that Dominic Breazeale is the mandatory challenger to the belt.
By Keith Idec - Eddie Hearn couldn’t believe what he was reading. As Dillian Whyte’s promoter perused a WBC quarterly report issued by email Tuesday night, he noticed that the sanctioning organization ordered a heavyweight championship elimination match between Whyte, who’s ranked No. 1 by the WBC, and by the...
BoxingScene.com has been advised that the World Boxing Council has ordered heavyweights Luis Ortiz and Dillian Whyte to take part in a WBC final eliminator. The winner would become the mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs).
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) and his team are ready to get right back in the mix and they have their eyes set on a potential fight with the top rated boxer under the WBC, Dillian Whyte. Both Parker and Whyte have suffered their sole career defeats to the same man - current IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs).
Dillian Whyte has revealed that he will be back in the ring in the summer. The WBC Silver heavyweight champion is the number one contender with the sanctioning body whose champion is Deontay Wilder. Whyte was most recently in action at the O2 Arena in March when he brutally stopped Lucas Browne inside six rounds, exclusively live on Sky Sports. Shortly after his victory over the Australian, ‘The Body Snatcher’ was ordered to face Kubrat Pulev in a final eliminator for the IBF crown currently held by Anthony Joshua.
British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has issue with a potential IBF final eliminator against Kubrat Pulev. Last week, the International Boxing Federation ordered Whyte and Pulev to face each other - with the winner landing a crack at current champion Anthony Joshua, who also holds the WBA, IBO, WBO world titles.
Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin is distancing himself from a potential fight with British contender Dillian Whyte. This past Saturday night, Povetkin knocked out Olympic bronze medal winner David Price in brutal fashion in the fifth round. The contest took place before a crowd of nearly 80,000 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Kubrat Pulev’s promoter says his fighter is ready to face Dillian Whyte in an IBF heavyweight elimination match next. He hopes the feeling is mutual now that the IBF has ordered a bout between Pulev and Whyte to determine the mandatory challenger for IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua. England’s Joshua also owns the IBO, WBA and WBO titles.