Eddie Hearn Confirms Dillian Whyte Will Not Fight in 2020, Reveals Possible Return and Opponent.

Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Dillian Whyte will not be fighting on November 21 after all. The promoter who represents the British heavyweight said ‘The Body Snatcher’ will wait for the rescheduled fight against Povetkin, rather than fight anybody else. Alexander Povetkin tested positive for COVID-19; as a result, there were many names thrown in as potential replacements.

Speaking to the press ahead of Devin Haney Vs Yuriorkis Gamboa, Hearn had to answer questions about Dillian Whyte’s situation. He made no secret of the way things stand.

The promoter said, “So the situation is, the fight that he wants more than anything is, Alexander Povetkin. I think that, obviously, he has to rectify that defeat, or try to rectify that defeat.”

He added that there was only one other fight that Whyte would consider.

“There is one fight I believe that he would take, and that’s Tyson Fury on December fifth. I mean, I’m not sure if we’d expect that to happen. But at the end of the day, unquestionably, Dillian Whyte would fight Tyson Fury on December the fifth; if they wanted to discuss that fight.”

The statement confirmed rumors that the Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte fight was a possibility.

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Eddie Hearn also spoke about the potential replacements to face Dillian Whyte

Hearn even spoke about the other names thrown into the mix. He said, “Derek Chisora possibly, that fight can work, Michael Hunter even threw his name into the hat for free, apparently. But that’s not a Pay-Per-View fight for November twenty-first, specially with the clatter coming up.” 

The Matchroom Boxing promoter then confirmed that Whyte will face Alexander Povetkin in January unless Tyson Fury was game to fight. He concluded, “So I said to Dillian, unless we get asked to fight Tyson Fury, which he would do in a heartbeat, you just got to wait till January the thirtieth. I mean that’s the fight for you and that’s what we’ll do.”

The promoter gave an update as to how the November 21 card will go ahead. He said that the event will no longer be Pay-Per-View; however, Conor Benn vs Sebastian Formella will be the headline, with the undercards going ahead as usual.