Former WBC heavyweight title challenger Dillian Whyte finds himself estranged in the heavyweight division but the Brit is hopeful of returning to the big stage in the near future. Now, after competing in just three rounds since 2022, it appears as though Whyte may have a fight date.
Whyte famously defeated Anthony Joshua as an amateur and their rivalry continued into the professional ranks, but the Jamaican-born, Brixton-based heavyweight was less successful when the pair came to blows at the O2 Arena – suffering a brutal knockout defeat.
That loss put an end to Whyte’s 16 fight undefeated streak since turning over but ‘The Body Snatcher’ was able to get back to winning ways and emerge as a serious title threat in the years that followed, defeating the likes of Joseph Parker, Derek Chisora and Oscar Rivas until a shock loss to Alexander Povetkin.
On this day 4 years ago Alexander Povetkin sparked Dillian Whyte out COLD?? pic.twitter.com/nPJ1cbY3Ga
— On The Record Boxing (@OnTheRecordBox) August 22, 2024
The Londoner then avenged the Povetkin loss at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar in a career-best display before jumping into an eventually unsuccessful title challenge against Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium, bouncing back later in the year with a majority-decision win against Jermaine Franklin in late 2022.
However, in 2023, Whyte’s career was completely derailed by news of a positive drugs test during the build-up to his rematch with ‘AJ’.
It was later concluded that this result was caused by a contaminated supplement but still Whyte’s name remains a tainted one, with his only fight since being a non-televised one against Christian Hammer in Castlebar, Ireland, which was brought to a close after three rounds.
According to The Stomping Ground’s Charlie Parsons, Whyte will once again fight on an unconventional card, returning to Gibraltar in four weeks’ time.
Hearing Dillian Whyte will return to the ring on Sunday December the 15th in Gibraltar. ??
— Charlie Parsons (@CharIieParsons) November 13, 2024
“Hearing Dillian Whyte will return to the ring on Sunday December the 15th in Gibraltar.”
The size and promoter for the card remains to be seen, as do details regarding whether the event will be broadcast, although any bill in Gibraltar would be just the third in the country’s history.
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