Dillian Whyte
He held the wbc interim heavyweight title until august 2020.
Dillian whyte. Andy ruiz jr has taken a swipe at heavyweight rival dillian whyte after his brutal knock out defeat to alexander povetkin on saturday. News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of. Interim wbc heavyweight champion dillian the body snatcher whyte 27 1 18 kos is risking everything this month against alexander povetkin 35 2 1 24 kos on august 22.
At regional level he has held multiple heavyweight titles including the british title from 2016 to 2017. Jump directly to the content. Dillian whyte is in line to rematch alexander povetkin in november to try and salvage his shot at the wbc title next year.
Whyte saw his mandatory position for tyson fury s belt go up in smoke. Dillian whyte has revealed that tyson fury s real name is luke and he changed it to sound harder. The brit risked his mandatory shot at tyson fury s wbc world.
As of february 2020 he is ranked as the world s third best active heavyweight by the ring magazine fifth by the. Whyte povetkin and taylor persoon 2 on august 22 live on sky sports box office last updated. Dillian whyte born 11 april 1988 is a british professional boxer and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
Dillian whyte believes britain boasts the top three heavyweights in the world as he put himself third in his top five list. The gypsy king 31 lists his full name as tyson luke fury. Dillian whyte and alexander povetkin will finally meet having had their bout rearranged twice.