Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn is going to bat for him in pushing for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to defend against him next to satisfy his mandatory status.
WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte is counting on the World Boxing Council to “FORCE” champion Tyson Fury to defend against him next.
Otto Wallin is looking forward to beating Dillian ‘The Bodysnatcher’ Whyte on October 30th to rip away his interim WBC heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London, England.
It looked likely that Dillian Whyte would face Chris Arreola on October 30 at The O2 in his big “Homecoming” fight; with Eddie Hearn having told us how Arreola was the “frontrunner” to be Whyte’s next dance partner.
WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) will be in action next month in defense against Otto Wallin (22-1, 14 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte will be ultra-cautious in his rematch with former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin on March 27th on DAZN at ‘The Rumble’ on the Rock in Gibraltar.
Former four-division world champion and must-see attraction Adrien “The Problem” Broner will end his two-year hiatus from boxing when he faces Jovanie Santiago in a 12-round super lightweight bout Saturday, February 20, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m.
A weight-drained-looking Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) made weight on Friday, coming in at 146 pounds for his adjusted weigh-in for his bout against unbeaten replacement opponent Jovanie Santiago (14-0-1, 10 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn.
An interesting heavyweight match-up has been made for February, with the return of “bad boy” Adrien Broner also in the works for the same card.
Tyson Fury confirmed this weekend that he would be fighting on December 5th in London, England. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Fury’s opponent still needs to be selected by his promoters and management for that date, but it’s presumed to be a fighter that presents little threat to beating him.