Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin

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Whyte makes 40-hour journey to Portugal for training camp ahead of Povetkin bout

Dillian Whyte has undertaken a 40-hour drive to Portugal for a training camp ahead of his heavyweight clash with Alexander Povetkin – a bout which could be postponed this week.

The Briton is slated to fight Russia’s Povetkin on May 2 in Manchester but the contest is in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn said in an Instagram Live video on Monday that a decision on the fight will be made this week.



The video also featured Hearn having a chat with Whyte, and the 31-year-old fighter said: “I’m in Portugal, (on a) training camp.

“It’s a little bit of planning. I had to drive 40 hours non-stop from my house straight to here. I drove because I brought the dogs with me, so I didn’t want to fly.

“It’s quiet but there’s food on the shelves and I have a good set-up here. It’s a good base. We thought about it, we planned and we came here and it’s good.”

Whyte added: “The mindset is my date is not cancelled, my date is still going ahead, so I’m training. I’m a professional, I’m trying to be professional and keep training, and trying to stay positive.

“It’s very important to show people in this time that it’s important to train, to get on with life the best you can in these kinds of situations, because it is easy to panic and just shut down. I’m just trying to show as much positivity as I can.”

The British Boxing Board of Control on Monday said the suspension of all events under its jurisdiction remains in place until the end of April, at which point the position will be reviewed.

“We will continue to follow Government and the medical authorities’ advice and keep the situation under review,” a statement read.

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I thought Portugal had closed their Borders? Either way, bit fucking irresponsible of him.

[ykdadamaja]

You can drive to Portugal from the United Kingdom?

[Master]

You can drive to Portugal from the United Kingdom?

Through the tunnel into France, yes you can.

[ykdadamaja]

You can drive to Portugal from the United Kingdom?

Through the tunnel into France, yes you can.

oh. ok. lol... thx

[Master]

Dillian Whyte accuses Anthony Joshua of ‘pretending’ to want heavyweight rematch last year

British heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte has accused old rival Anthony Joshua of “pretending” to want a rematch last year, but says he still wants to fight the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion.

Joshua avenged the sole defeat of his professional career in December by beating Andy Ruiz Jr to regain his heavyweight title belts, while Whyte defeated Mariusz Wach via unanimous decision earlier on the night.

In 2015, Joshua knocked out Whyte in London.

“I’ve been saying I want the rematch since the fight,” Whyte, who defeated Joshua in the amateurs before his professional loss in 2015, told Sky Sports.

“I know they were going to fight Miller in June in America, which I said months before the fight.

“They came to me and tried to kid me. You guys gave Miller 20 weeks, why are you trying to give me seven weeks? Because they wasn’t serious about the fight.

“Just using me as a scapegoat, pretending they wanted to make the fight. If he wants to fight, I’m here, he knows where I’m at. They know where my value is, I know the game inside out. If they want the fight, we can make the fight happen.”

Whyte also spoke about the challenges of training during the coronavirus lockdown ahead of his scheduled fight against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin on 2 May – a fight that is likely to be postponed amid the pandemic.

“It is very hard and very challenging, because obviously you have to take it in good spirit,” said Whyte. “I’m a big guy. Training and running and sparring takes a lot of me.

“I’ve got a new strength and conditioning programme now. We’re working on my technique, working on building my strength and other things.



“My boxing coach is working on things, getting the game plan in place. The more time I have, the better it is for me, doing a lot of new things.

“At this stage of my career, I’m still learning and improving. It’s frustrating, but it’s time for me to keep building layers, keep practising what I’ve been taught. By the time the fight comes, I’ll be flying.”

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[Master]

Dillian Whyte has dismissed the possibility of facing Joseph Parker or Dominic Breazeale and labelled the latter a “shameful, pathetic excuse for a heavyweight boxer”.

The WBC interim champion and mandatory challenge to Tyson Fury is scheduled to face Russian former world champion Alexander Povetkin on 4 July in Manchester.

However, Parker and Breazeale have both recently called out Whyte in hope of clinching their own chance of facing the winner of Fury and Deontay Wilder’s trilogy fight.

Whyte defeated Parker on point in 2018 but was forced to cling on after being knocked down in the 12th round.

“I’ve beat him up already, and I’ll beat him up again,” Whyte told Sky Sports. “Joseph Parker shouldn’t be struggling with guys like Shawndell Winters. Who the hell is that guy? No one has even heard of him.



“Instead of prancing around his kitchen, he should go fight someone credible like Derek Chisora or Oscar Rivas. I tried to fight Joseph Parker, before we even fought, when he was a champion. He didn’t want to fight me, but he knows that fighting me now he’ll get a big payday.

“I fight Joseph Parker again I will knock him out. I went into the fight with a broken hand and a broken rib and I still destroyed him. I didn’t outbox him, I beat him and dominated him. Imagine if I go in when I’m 100 per cent, no injury, what’s going to happen? The left hand was broken – it was the hand that I knocked him down with.​

“Joseph Parker has had a lot of opportunities and he’s wasted them, simple as that. He had an opportunity to beat Anthony Joshua, he fought like a coward in the fight. He had an opportunity to beat me, he done alright, but he just talks cr**. I’m sick of these heavyweights. If you don’t really want it, don’t call my name. When I wanted it, they didn’t want to fight me.”

Breazeale, who was knocked out by Wilder in devastating fashion last year, was previously in negotiations to face Whyte but no agreement could be made.

“I accepted the fight and he pulled out of the fight, so there’s nothing more to be said on that front,” said Whyte. “These guys are time wasters. Clearly he’s bored at home and trying to shake off his last knockout, and thinking, ‘how can I get another big payday?’

“The guy is a chump. How can he have two world title fights? He didn’t even deserve one of them. That’s the reason he gets two world title fights, because he’s easy work, easy money.

“He hasn’t had a single fight since his embarrassing first-round knockout loss to that fraud Wilder, a man who humiliated him both inside and outside the ring. Shameful, pathetic excuse for a heavyweight boxer who should make a comeback and beat a few credible fighters before calling me out.”

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Dillian Whyte’s camp rubbish claim that rematch with Anthony Joshua would be ‘one-sided’

Dean Whyte, the manager of British heavyweight Dillian Whyte, has rubbished recent claims by Anthony Joshua that a rematch between the pair would result in a “one-sided” victory for the reigning WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO champion.

The two heavyweights first fought in December 2015 at the O2 Arena in southeast London with both men putting their undefeated records on the line. Joshua came out on top in a memorably topsy-turvy contest, which ended in a seventh round knockout.

Joshua would go on to win the IBF title in his next fight, a second round stoppage of Charles Martin, and eventually stopped Wladimir Klitschko to pick up the WBA and IBO titles. A measured points victory over Joseph Parker saw him add the WBO title to his collection, before two fights with Andy Ruiz Jr., which saw him lose and then regain his unified titles.

Whyte meanwhile bounced back from his maiden career defeat with a knockout win over Ivica Bacurin and the Brixton-based fighter has since won all 11 of his fights, against the likes of Parker, the dangerous Óscar Rivas and Mariusz Wach.

Whyte had been due to fight two-time world title challenger Alexander Povetkin – who Joshua stopped in seven back in 2018 – only for the fight to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

That has led to speculation over who Whyte will fight next, with Joshua last week telling The Sun that he will consider rematching his old rival after he fights WBC champion and lineal king Tyson Fury. “Once I’ve beaten Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte can come and get this work as well. It won’t be that good, it will be one-sided,” he said.

But Dean Whyte has rubbished those claims.



“I personally think it’s just the confidence of him as a two-time world champion, so he’s within his rights to say that. But there is definitely no chance of an easy night with Dillian Whyte. No chance,” Whyte told CasinoLounge.co.uk.

“Joseph Parker will tell you that, Oscar Rivas will tell you that, Derek Chisora will tell you that, Lucas Browne will definitely tell you that.

“Dillian has a champion’s mindset, work ethic and toughness. You ain’t gonna get no easy night. Joshua can try and put that out into the universe to convince himself and everyone around him, but on the night we will know – and I’m sure the world will know, it won’t be an easy nights’ work.

“Coming from similar backgrounds and making themselves stars in the UK – there’s a rivalry. But there’s also a begrudging respect having shared the ring. Those guys want to fight each more than anything. Absolutely it will happen again before they both retire.”

Intriguingly, Whyte added that the delayed fight with Povetkin could move from The Manchester Arena to the United States in order for it to happen sooner.

“He might have to go abroad because the British Boxing Board might not allow it. In America, [Donald] Trump is already saying that some states are going to be open earlier than others, so potentially it may go over there,” he said.

“I know Saudi is out the question, but America is definitely a possibility. Eddie Hearn does a lot of business out there, so they may potentially look at one of the states that have not been hit very hard by the pandemic and potentially put it there. At the front of the queue is potentially the United States.”

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