Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte feels like he is being shafted these days by the powers that be, if recent indications of Anthony Joshua’s next opponent are accurate.
Dillian Whyte is back in demand following his majority decision win against Jermaine Franklin in November. Although Whyte is a frontrunner to face Anthony Joshua in a rematch sometime in 2023, he’s also interested in fighting a former heavyweight champion from a completely different sport.
There may have been plenty of bumps along the road, but Joseph Parker is currently living a life with no regrets. Just a few short years ago, Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) was on top of the boxing world as he clutched onto his WBO heavyweight trinket. Anthony Joshua, nevertheless, truncated his reign in March of 2018. Since then, Parker has done his
There was an overlap of more than a year where Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder were unbeaten and held every major heavyweight title between them. Both have since suffered multiple title fight defeats though it hasn’t at all dulled demand for meeting between the hulking heavyweights. In fact, Joshua’s side is more confident than ever of such a fight taking place in the year ahead.
Dmitriy Salita respects what Dillian Whyte has accomplished in the heavyweight division, but he doesn’t appreciate how Whyte has handled his controversial victory over Jermaine Franklin.
Despite his stock steadily rising, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson is very much in the infancy stages of his career. With 12 KO victories in just as many ring appearances, Anderson has yet to find an opponent that can push him past the sixth round. In fact, the highly ranked heavyweight prospect has failed to even compete in his first 10-rounder.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says the British star is being lined up for a ring return in late March.
The beginning of Dillian Whyte’s year didn't quite go according to plan. But, even with the heavyweight contender suffering a brutal knockout loss at the hands of Tyson Fury on April 23rd, the 35-year-old was determined to turn things around.
There is only one rematch that interests Dillian Whyte now that he has beaten Jermaine Franklin. With a lucrative second showdown with Anthony Joshua probable for some time in 2023, the brash heavyweight contender cannot see any reason why he should face Franklin again. Whyte walked away from the ring at OVO Arena
Shelly Finkel, the co-manager of former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says his client is ready and willing to fight Anthony Joshua next. Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has heavy interest in that fight - but he wants the British star to have a comeback fight bout.