Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Dillian Whyte views himself as one of the top three heavyweights in the world. He doesn't believe Tyson Fury should be in the top three - with IBF, WBA, IBO, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and WBC champion Deontay Wilder being the other two.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is frustrated with his inability to secure fights with some of the top names in the heavyweight division. Joshua was scheduled to face Jarrell Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Miller fell out after failing three pre-fight drug tests.
Top rated heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is convinced that the World Boxing Council is protecting their heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder. Whyte is preparing to return on July 20 against Oscar Rivas at the O2 in London. Whyte, ranked at number 1 by the WBC, has been unable to secure a title shot through the sanctioning body.
On May 25, Oleksandr Usyk will make his heavyweight debut against Carlos Takam. Usyk, an Olympic gold medal winner, dominated the cruiserweight division and unified the weight class by capturing the WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA world titles, as he won the first World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament.
Last week, promoter Eddie Hearn ranked his top five heavyweights in the world. At number one, in no surprise, Hearn named his star fighter, unified champion Anthony Joshua. Hearn then tallied off Tyson Fury at number two, Dillian Whyte at three, WBC champion Deontay Wilder at four, and unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk at five.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is not excited by a potential fight between Andy Ruiz and IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua was scheduled to face Jarrell Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Barry Hearn, the founder of Matchroom Sport, took a sharp dig at unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, who returns on June 15th against Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The elder Hearn was in charge of a press conference on Monday to announce a heavyweight contest between top contenders Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is no stranger to stirring up the pot. According to Whyte, the sport of boxing has a real problem with fighters using performance enhancing drugs - and he believes there are many boxers who are "legally cheating" - and he believes WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF champion Anthony Joshua is among the culprits.
Undefeated Canadian puncher Oscar Rivas is determined to do a real number on Dillian Whyte, when the two heavyweights collide in the ring in the coming months. Rivas finalized a deal to face Whyte on July 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office, in the British boxer's backyard of the O2 Arena in London.
Dillian Whyte expects a very tough fight when he faces unbeaten Canadian puncher Oscar Rivas at the O2 Arena on July 20. British heavyweight Whyte is ranked number one by the WBC but missed out on a shot at champion Deontay Wilder, when the sanctioning body ordered Wilder to defend his title against Dominic Breazeale instead.