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Alexander Povetkin and members of his team are rejecting some of the statements being made by Dillian Whyte. According to Whyte, the Russian boxer was nearly pulled out by his team when he came back to the corner upon the conclusion of the fourth round of their first encounter.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter expects Alexander Povetkin to score another knockout victory over Dillian Whyte when they collide in a rematch on Saturday night in Gibraltar. Back in August, Povetkin pulled off a fifth round knockout of Whyte at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is only a few days away from his anticipated rematch with Alexander Povetkin, which takes place on March 27 in Gibraltar. Back in August, Whyte was knocked out in five rounds by Povetkin. He would quickly exercise an immediate rematch clause.
WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin of Russia is completing his preparations for the upcoming rematch with British contender Dillian White, which after several postponements will take place on March 27 in Gibraltar. In August of last year, Povetkin was dropped twice in the fourth round - but then landed a perfect uppercut to knock Whyte out cold in the fifth.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has embraced the idea of sanctioning a final eliminator between highly ranked heavyweight contenders Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte. Wilder, a former WBC world champion, is ranked at number one. Whyte is sitting in the sixth ranked position.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte believes former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder has lost his mind. Wilder has been out of the ring since suffering a stoppage loss at the hands of Tyson Fury in February 2020. In the aftermath of the loss, Wilder was very vocal with numerous allegations - including a claim that Fury may have loaded his gloves with weights.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is only a few weeks away from his rematch with Alexander Povetkin. Last August, Whyte was brutally knocked out by Povetkin in the fifth round. The rematch was postponed several times - with Gibraltar playing host on March 27.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is now even more convinced that Alexander Povetkin was using COVID-19 to buy himself more time to prepare for their rematch. Back in August of last year, Povetkin scored a brutal knockout of Whyte in the fifth round, to capture the WBC's interim-title at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.
Heavyweight Derek Chisora would like to see unbeaten Lawrence Okolie capture the cruiserweight world title and then make a move in weight for a showdown with veteran Dillian Whyte.
Heavyweight contenders Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin are only a few weeks away from their anticipated rematch, which takes place on March 27 in Gibraltor. The two punchers collide back in August at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.