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Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. was proud of his countryman, Alexander Povetkin, for his most recent performance in the ring. Last month at the Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Povetkin scored a sensational knockout of Dillian Whyte in the fifth round of action.
The rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte will take place on November 21, Eddie Hearn has announced. The fight that will be screened on Sky Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the United States was the headliner from four shows that Hearn announced would by on Sky in the UK.
Dillian Whyte won’t waste any time in attempting to avenge his brutal knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin. Promoter Eddie Hearn and Sky Sports announced Tuesday that the Povetkin-Whyte rematch is set for November 21.
Last month's shocker at Matchroom's Fight Camp has created a shuffle of names in the WBC's latest heavyweight rankings. Dillian Whyte, who coming in was the WBC's mandatory challenger and interim-champion, was brutally knocked out in the fifth round by Alexander Povetkin.
A rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte looks set to go ahead in late November after their first fight returned good pay-per-view returns, although it is far from clear where the fight will take place.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker would still love to secure a rematch with Dillian Whyte. Parker lost a twelve round decision to Whyte in 2018. In that fight, Parker started slow and went down as the fight played out - but he dropped Whyte in the twelfth round and came very close to stopping him before the clock ran out.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is mentally focused on getting revenge when he faces Alexander Povetkin in a rematch later this year. Last month, at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood, Whyte was knocked out cold by Povetkin in the fifth round of their contest. At the time of the knockout, Whyte was way up on the cards after dropping Povetkin twice in the fourth round.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter had openly backed Alexander Povetkin to defeat Dillian Whyte in their high stakes clash, which took place month at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood. Hunter, who fought to a draw with Povetkin in December 2019, felt the Russian boxer's style was all wrong for Whyte.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has fired back at some of the recent statements from former unified champion Andy Ruiz. Last month at at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood, Whyte, who was the mandatory challenger to the WBC title, was knocked out cold in the fifth round of his bout with Alexander Povetkin
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Dillian Whyte, says a rematch with Alexander Povetkin is being targeted for two dates in November. Last month at Matchroom's Fight Camp, Povetkin was down twice and behind on points when he brutally knocked out Whyte with a single uppercut in the fifth round.