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title: "Whyte set for Wallin test"
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published: "2021-09-16T07:32:34Z"
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# Whyte set for Wallin test

WBC Interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte will clash with Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin at the O2 Arena in London on October 30.

Th 6ft 5 1/2ins Wallin, who gave Tyson Fury a competitive 12 rounds in September 2019, is a better opponent than previously anticipated for Brixton’s Whyte. The untested Jermaine Franklin and former contender Chris Arreola had both been in the running as potential foes.

The hard-hitting Whyte breathed fresh life into his career when he avenged last year’s shock fifth-round loss to Alexander Povetkin with an emphatic fourth-round victory in March.

IBF No.12 rated contender Wallin has solidified his title claims since the Fury contest (where he sailed close to a stoppage win due to two severe cuts over the Gypsy King’s right eye), stopping Travis Kauffman in five and widely outpointing two-time world title challenger Dominic Breazeale in February.

Whyte-Wallin was first reported by Keith Idec of Boxing Scene.