The British heavyweight switched his sights to a summer showdown with Oscar Rivas at The O2 on July 20, after he could not agree terms for a second fight with Joshua at Wembley in April.
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The Brixton man’s status as the WBC No 1 challenger is at stake against Oscar Rivas at The O2 on July 20, and victory could put Whyte on a collision course with Fury.
Usyk has been given priority over Dillian Whyte, with the WBO pointing to the Ukrainian’s “exceptional amateur career” and “unblemished professional record” (16-0), which saw him become undisputed champion at cruiserweight.
The unified heavyweight champion approached both men with offers to face him on April 13 at Wembley Stadium, with both men rejecting his proposals, and now the WBC are set to order them to face one another
Dillian Whyte has declared that he is ready to fight Tyson Fury for the right to become Deontay Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
The 29-year-old made his PBC debut on Saturday night when he beat Alexander Dimitrenko by fifth round stoppage.
Anthony Joshua will receive confirmation of his world title challenger in the “early part of next week” with an America-based opponent viewed as the ‘ideal’ choice, says Eddie Hearn.
The saga over Wladimir Klitschko‘s potential return to boxing has been stoked once again after the Ukrainian’s former promoter suggested the 43-year-old may not be content with what he achieved in the sport.
But according to reports in Germany, streaming giant DAZN has made a renewed offer to tempt him back.
With WBC chief Deontay Wilder set to rematch Tyson Fury, and talks over a second bout with Dillian Whyte hitting a stumbling block, Miller was the next best option in line for “AJ”.
Heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua, is likely to cancel a scheduled title defence at Wembley Stadium on April 13, with a June fight in New York now on the cards.
New York heavyweight, Jarrell Miller, has threatened to walk away from a potential fight with Anthony Joshua after revealing a lucrative offer from the National Football League.
Jarrell Miller’s promoter says Anthony Joshua has the “ball in his court” as the American heavyweight remains interested in a New York fight in 2019.
Dillian Whyte claims Anthony Joshua may want to fight him, but his team of advisers is stopping it from happening.
Dillian Whyte wants to face Anthony Joshua next, but he has questioned whether the world champion’s team will take the risk of a rematch.
Eddie Hearn has revealed Tyson Fury has been contacting him regarding a potential mega-fight against Anthony Joshua.
Beware Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, it might be the Christmas period but Anthony Joshua isn’t letting up.
Anthony Joshua’s last opponent Alexander Povetkin has declared that he wants to face Dillian Whyte when he returns in April.
Dillian Whyte has moved into contention for a rematch with Anthony Joshua after winning his grudge match with Dereck Chisora by devastatingly stopping his rival in the 11th round.
Whyte knocked Chisora out with a vicious left hook in the 11th round of their highly-anticipated rematch at the O2 on Saturday.