Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Dillian Whyte has recently rekindled his feud with former two-division champion David Haye, who retired from the sport in May 2018 after suffering a knockout loss to Tony Bellew in a rematch.
Frank Warren, the co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has hit back at Eddie Hearn's claim that Dillian Whyte is levels above Agit Kabayel. Fury is slated to return to December 5th in UK, with a voluntary defense, and Kabayel is the frontrunner to face him on the date.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—There is only one option enticing enough to convince Dillian Whyte to bypass his planned rematch with Alexander Povetkin. None of the heavyweights making themselves available are along those lines, nor captivating enough to charge the price of admission that comes with a Sky Sports Box Office purchase.
Derek Chisora is channeling the old days of boxing a century ago when fighters seemingly fought multiple times a month. Although the heavyweight contender Chisora dropped a competitive unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk on Halloween night, he wants to immediately return to the ring Nov. 21 for a chance to fight and exact revenge on Dillian Whyte in a trilogy after Whyte’s sequel with Alexander Povetkin was scrapped because the Russian contracted COVID-19.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fuyr, explained that there is zero interest in facing Dillian Whyte on December 5 in the UK. Whyte was scheduled to face Alexander Povetkin in a rematch on November 21. The fight was postponed on Tuesday, after it was revealed that Povetkin had tested positive for COVID-19.
As BoxingScene.com reported earlier, WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin tested positive for COVID-19 and his upcoming rematch with Dilllian Whyte has been postponed.
Dillian Whyte has been told he will have to wait before he can get the chance to regain his number one spot in the heavyweight division. The former WBC interim heavyweight champion lost his position when he was knocked out by Alexander Povetkin back in August. Whyte, the former British heavyweight champion who had been mandatory for WBC world champion Tyson Fury going into the first fight with the Russian, was scheduled to meet Povetkin in a rematch on November 21.
What was one of the best fights on the remaining 2020 boxing schedule will instead become one of most anticipated matchups heading into the New Year. The November 21 heavyweight rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed, due to Povetkin testing positive for COVID-19. The bout was due to air live on Sky Sports Box Office in the United Kingdom and on DAZN-USA in the U.S. live from SSE Arena at Wembley, but will instead carry a working date of January 30, 2021.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte believes former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is going to retire from the sport. Back in February, Wilder lost his WBC title when he was stopped in by Tyson Fury in the seventh round of their rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Dillian Whyte slammed the corner of Derek Chisora, who on Saturday night lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk at the SSE Arena at Wembley in London. Whyte had two furious battles with Chisora. He won a controversial close decision in the first outing, and was down on the cards when he knocked Chisora out in the twelfth round of their rematch.