Dillian Whyte got his revenge tonight in Gibraltar, dropping and stopping Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round to regain — for what it’s worth — the interim WBC heavyweight title. Whyte (28-2, 19 KO) had the better of Povetkin (36-3-1, 25 KO) from the get-go in this one, and being completely honest, the 41-year-old Povetkin
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World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman believes the 41-year-old was not physically ready for the rematch with Dillian Whyte. On Saturday night in Gibraltar, Whyte stopped Povetkin in four rounds. Back in August of 2020, Povetkin was dropped twice in the fourth round – but then came out in the fifth and knocked Whyte out
Posted on 03/27/2021 By: Oliver McManus It was revenge for Dillian Whyte on Saturday night as he rocked Alexander Povetkin to claim the interim WBC heavyweight world title. Real success came at the beginning of the fourth round for Whyte who had the Russian trembling on his legs. Two minutes later and Whyte had his
7:53 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dillian Whyte is back in world heavyweight title contention after exacting revenge on Alexander Povetkin with a fourth-round TKO win Saturday. Whyte regained the
Dillian Whyte got his revenge in pretty triumphant fashion today in Gibraltar, stopping Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round of their big heavyweight rematch, dominating the entire fight. Whyte (28-2, 19 KO) pretty much had it all his way against the aged and possibly weakened Povetkin (36-3-1, 25 KO), who simply didn’t look like even
Nick Webb breathed life back into his career as he battered two-time world amateur bronze medallist Erik Pfeifer to defeat inside two rounds on the Povetkin-Whyte bill in Gibraltar in something of an upset. Webb was once viewed as something of a prospect, but two stoppage defeats inside six months three years ago revied those
Posted on 03/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Going into the Vasilily Lomachenko contest, Teofimo Lopez Sr., trainer and father of Teofimo Lopez, knew good and well that they were facing a tall task. Most of the boxing world expected the father-son duo to come up short this past October. Those thoughts, of course, didn’t come true
Aug 19, 2020 Editor’s note: Thsi story was originally published on August 19, 2020. Oscar De la Hoya announced the end of his retirement Wednesday to return to competitive boxing at the age of 47, and the first question that comes to mind is: Why? De La Hoya is an accomplished fighter, won titles in
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t one to get shown up by other past boxing greats who’ve decided to end their retirement to get back in the ring. As is being reported by Mike Coppinger, De La Hoya announced during a press conference for Jake Paul vs Ben Askren that he will end his 13-year retirement
(July 28, 2018) Mikey Garcia became the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division with a unanimous decision against Robert Easter Jr. Saturday on SHOWTIME, and immediately afterward set his sights on boxing’s best, namely Errol Spence Jr. All three judges scored the fight in favor of Garcia,118-109, 117-110, 116-111, in an electrifying fight in
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When Alexander Povetkin rocked Dillian Whyte’s world in Eddie Hearn’s back garden last August, he put a lot of the heavyweight division on hold. Well, it wasn’t Povetkin’s punch so much as Whyte’s rematch clause. The Londoner was eager to prove it was a blip, a fluke, and immediately wanted to rectify what had happened.
Posted on 03/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO) Oscar De La Hoya never considered walking back into the ring again. After spending 16 years of his life throwing fists at the professional level and countless ones fighting as an amateur, De La Hoya had enough. Yet, as he continued to watch
2:15 PM ET The WBC announced a four-fighter 115-pound tournament on Friday to crown a true junior bantamweight champ. The sanctioning body said there will be a trilogy fight between junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and also a bout between former champions Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras. The winners
Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on DAZN and also airing on Sky Box Office in the UK, Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte meet in a big heavyweight rematch from Gibraltar. We’re going to have something new for you today, a live feed of updates from and commentary on the show, plus live highlights
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte would suffer some serious damage to his standing in the weight class – if he loses his rematch with Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night in Gibraltor. Back in August of 2020, Whyte was knocked out in five rounds by Povetkin at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood. Whyte would quickly exercise an
Posted on 03/26/2021 By: Sean Crose The World Boxing Council has decreed that Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada shall meet in the ring for a third time. The first bout between the two, a 2012 war, ended with Gonzalez winning on the cards. The rematch, which went down a few weeks ago, went
7:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya announced Friday that he has a date in mind for his previously stated plan to return to the ring. At a press conference for the upstart promoter Triller Fight Club, De La Hoya took the stage alongside Snoop Dogg at the Venetian and