Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Ricky Hatton understands just how tough of an assignment Lucas Browne has accepted for Saturday night. Hatton, whose company promotes Browne, considers Browne’s bout with Dillian Whyte a “50-50” proposition. The retired British legend also knows his fighter possesses pulverizing power that can change any fight.
Dillian Whyte has got to the top of the bill the hard way – and he has no intention of letting Lucas Browne derail his path to World title glory as they clash at The O2 tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports.
Following months of trash talk, Lucas Browne and Dillian Whyte weren’t the least bit disrespectful toward each other Friday. They simply stared at one another for a few seconds, shook hands and walked away after weighing in for their 12-round heavyweight fight Saturday night at O2 Arena in London. Luckily, their fight figures to be much more entertaining than their last meeting before they enter the ring.
Whyte, Browne Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - HBO Boxing jets across the Atlantic to familiar territory – the boxing hotbed of London, England for an important heavyweight matchup as HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: DILLIAN WHYTE VS. LUCAS BROWNE is presented SATURDAY, MAR. 24 at 6:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) with a same-day replay at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) from the landmark O2 venue in London. (photos by Lawrence Lustig).
NEW YORK – Eddie Hearn wasn’t particularly pleased with what he saw from Dillian Whyte in his last fight. Whyte’s promoter deemed his performance “poor” when Whyte defeated Robert Helenius by unanimous decision in a 12-rounder on the Anthony Joshua-Carlos Takam undercard October 28 in Cardiff, Wales. Hearn added that Helenius’ reluctance to engage was at least partially responsible for the way Whyte looked that night at Principality Stadium.
WITH the chance to become the WBC’s No.1 heavyweight contender, Lucas Browne needs no extra incentive to beat Dillian Whyte in Saturday’s showdown in London. Victory for the big Australian at the O2 Arena will open the door for the unbeaten 38-year-old, with top British promoter Eddie Hearn adamant the winner will guarantee a future world title crack.
Dillian Whyte isn’t the least beat intimidated by Lucas Browne. When Whyte looks at Browne’s resume, he’s hardly impressed with what Browne has accomplished entering their heavyweight fight Saturday night at O2 Arena in London. Browne is undefeated (25-0, 22 KOs), but the powerful Australian contender hasn’t recorded many noteworthy wins against championship-caliber heavyweights.
Lucas Browne cannot wait for his chance to silence Dillian Whyte on Saturday night. The unbeaten Australian heavyweight wants nothing more than to knock out Whyte when they meet in a scheduled 12-round main event at London’s O2 Arena. Browne has long disliked Whyte and feels he has received entirely too much attention for a boxer Browne believes isn’t all that good.
Anthony Joshua would love to face Dillian Whyte for a second time after his fight with Joseph Parker, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Whyte and Joshua slugged it out at the O2 Arena in December 2015, with the now-WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion wobbled by his opponent before he recovered to land a devastating uppercut that ended the contest in the seventh round.
Browne, Whyte, Buglioni Workout Photos Gallery - HBO Boxing jets across the Atlantic to familiar territory – the boxing hotbed of London, England for an important heavyweight matchup as HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: DILLIAN WHYTE VS. LUCAS BROWNE is presented SATURDAY, MAR. 24 at 6:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) with a same-day replay at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) from the landmark O2 venue in London. (photos by Lawrence Lustig).