Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
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.
Dillian Whyte is hoping that his domestic rival, Olympic gold medal winner Anthony Joshua, comes away with a world title when he challenges IBF heavyweight king Charles Martin on April 9th at the O2 in London.
Dereck Chisora (25-5, 17KOs) has no problem facing Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13KOs) in a showdown. Whyte, who is coming off a knockout loss to rival Anthony Joshua last December, challenged Chisora to fight. Chisora fought on the undercard of that card at the O2 Arena in London and had a quick knockout win. Chisora was in action again last week and picked up another knockout in Germany.
Things are far from settled between heavyweight rivals Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13KOs) and Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15KOs). The two fighters collided last December in London. Whyte was able to chin check Joshua and had him hurt in the second. Joshua recovered and ended up knocking out Whyte in the seventh round. It was the first Joshua bout to go beyond three rounds.
Promoter Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event is very interested in pushing forward with the mandatory fight between challenger Dereck Chisora and EBU heavyweight champion Robert Helenius. The fight between Chisora and Helenius was recently ordered by the EBU.
IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch was very impressed with Anthony Joshua's ability to survive a shaky moment in the fight when he was wobbled in the second round of his December 12th grudge match with Dillian Whyte. The hard punching heavyweight raised his record to 15-0, 15KOs when he stopped Whyte in the seventh round.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13KOs) has gone into surgery for a shoulder injury that he suffered during last Saturday's knockout loss to domestic rival Anthony Joshua. According to Whyte, he suffered the injury during the second round of the fight, when he got Joshua in some trouble after clipping the Olympic gold medal winner on the chin.
Anthony Joshua says he "made it tough for himself" before halting heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte in the seventh round at The O2. The Olympic champion added the British title to his Commonwealth crown with a dramatic victory - coming through a rocky second round that saw Whyte land a short left hook that briefly threatened to swing the fight the way of the underdog.
Anthony Joshua will seek a rematch with Dillian Whyte as he knows his old amateur rival is among the few opponents who can prepare him for an eventual world title shot. Joshua added the vacant British heavyweight belt to his Commonwealth crown with a seventh round stoppage at The O2, initially staggering Whyte with a looping right before ending the contest with a savage uppercut off the same hand. It was the first time the 2012 Olympic champion had been taken beyond three rounds and he took several heavy shots including a big left hook in the second that offered a genuine test of his chin.
Anthony Joshua produced a stunning seventh-round knockout of Dillian Whyte as he overcame his toughest challenge yet to seize the vacant British heavyweight title at The O2.</p> <p> Joshua, who also retained his Commonwealth crown, ended a bad-tempered clash after one minute and 27 seconds, initially staggering his bitter rival with a straight right before finishing him off with a ferocious right uppercut.</p>