Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, is already looking ahead at potential opponents for his boxer. Two of the names he would like to explore are both former world champions, Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz.
Heavyweight contender Otto Wallin is very willing to face Dillian Whyte in the United States. Last Saturday night, Whyte avenged his knockout loss in August of 2020, when he stopped Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round of their rematch, which took place in Gibraltar.
As Dillian Whyte watched a replay of him knocking out Alexander Povetkin, he couldn’t help but admire his work. The redeemed interim champion is confident that if he hits any heavyweight with the type of left hook that knocked Povetkin to the canvas, that opponent will go down as well. Whyte first hurt Povetkin with a right hand in the fourth round.
Dillian Whyte knows he’ll still have to wait quite some time before he finally gets a shot at the WBC heavyweight title that he feels he earned long ago. Whyte expressed frustration following his knockout of Alexander Povetkin in their rematch Saturday night regarding how he believes he has been mistreated by the WBC. London’s Whyte questioned why two men he considers inferior fighters – Eric Molina and Dominic Breazeale – have received two heavyweight title shots apiece before he has been afforded his first crack at one.
By Corey Erdman - Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin were scheduled to fight one another for the second time on Saturday night, but judging by their ring walks, you would have thought they were walking into totally different events. When Whyte came through the LED entranceway, resplendent in a well-tailored ring coat with spiked shoulder pads, commentator Tony
Dillian Whyte has accepted a lot of risky fights during his well-documented, frustrating pursuit of a heavyweight title shot. Now that the London-based contender has avenged his knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin, Whyte wants a gimme. The WBC interim heavyweight champion called for a low-risk, high-reward opportunity as he stood alongside promoter Eddie Hearn on Saturday night in Gibraltar.
Alexander Povetkin’s problems in the opening minute of his rematch with Dillian Whyte were an indication of what was to come Saturday night. A right hand by Whyte made Povetkin stumble less than 40 seconds into their scheduled 12-round rematch. Povetkin struggled to regain his footing and looked shaky as he tried to re-establish his balance early in the first round.
Whyte, Povetkin Rematch Photos Gallery - Gibraltar - In a high stakes rematch for the WBC interim-heavyweight title, Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) got revenge with a fourth round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin (36-3, 25 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson)
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch gave high praise to Dillian Whyte for his performance on Saturday night in Gibraltar. Whyte got revenge with a dominant four round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin to reclaim the WBC's interim-heavyweight title.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman believes the 41-year-old was not physically ready for the rematch with Dillian Whyte. On Saturday night in Gibraltar, Whyte stopped Povetkin in four rounds. Back in August of 2020, Povetkin was dropped twice in the fourth round - but then came out in the fifth and knocked Whyte out cold with a brutal uppercut up the middle.