Eddie Hearn Announces Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin
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Matchroom Boxing will return to action in August. Eddie Hearn announced a slew of fights that will take place over four weeks as a part of Fight Camp. The four weeks of action will culminate with a fight between Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin on August 22.
The events will take place at the headquarters of Matchroom Boxing in Brentwood.
A fight for the IBF international super-welterweight title will headline the opening night. London’s Ted Cheeseman will challenge Sam Eggington for the latter’s IBF international super-welterweight title. The card also features a fight between James Tennyson and Gavin Gwynne for the vacant British lightweight title.
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Terri Harper will defend her WBC and IBO super-featherweight world titles against Natasha Jonas in the headliner of week two on August 7. Among the men, it will be Chris Billam-Smith who will be aiming to defend his Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Nathan Thorley. Anthony Fowler will look for his second win of the year against Adam Harper among the other fights on the card.
The third show at Fight Camp will take place on Friday, August 14. Felix Cash defending his middleweight title against former world title challenger Jason Welborn will be the prime attraction of the card. Moreover, the card has other interesting fights such as Zelfa Barrett vs Eric Donovan and Kieron Conway vs Navid Mansouri.
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Fight Camp will finally conclude on Aug 22 with a fight between the two heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin. The action doesn’t end with just the clash for the interim WBC heavyweight title. Katie Taylor will also defend her lightweight titles. However, an opponent for the Irish is yet to be announced.
Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin is booked for the third time
Dillian Whyte has been the WBC interim champ for a long time. However, he hasn’t received a shot at Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury. With the way things are lined up, the possibility of the same happening looks grim even in 2021.
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Meanwhile, the booking of Povetkin vs Whyte marks the third instance when the fans have been promised a fight between the two. The first one was first planned for May 2nd at Manchester Arena. The event was later postponed to 4th June. However, even that was not possible with the Coronavirus in full swing. Hopefully, the third time is the charm for the two.
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