Boxing Fight: Dillian Whyte is open to a rematch with British heavyweight opponent Anthony Joshua and is prepared to accept an offer to fight him at The O2 Arena as soon as August 12; Whyte beat Joshua as an amateur before AJ overcame him in 2015. Whyte is still looking for a way to revenge his setback.
After discussions started on Friday afternoon, Dillian Whyte is poised to acquire a contract for the rematch with Anthony Joshua.
After Whyte’s radio appearance, in which he angrily confronted Eddie Hearn over a breach in communication surrounding the second fight, which is slated to take place at The O2 on August 12, talks resumed.
The Brixton resident has stated that he will now accept the suggested battle against his British opponent – and is open to a ‘winner-takes-all’ fight.
Whyte and Joshua have a long history of rivalry. He defeated AJ as an amateur before going on to win an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.
They competed in a dramatic 2015 British heavyweight title fight, which Joshua won by seventh-round knockout.
Joshua eventually became the world’s undisputed champion. After losing to Oleksandr Usyk twice in a row, he bounced back with a victory over Jermaine Franklin.
Whyte rebuilt against Franklin after losing the WBC championship bout to Tyson Fury in Wembley Stadium in 2022.
“I’ve been up for fighting Joshua since the day I lost to him in 2015,” Whyte previously told Sky Sports.
“The score is now 1-1. He’s already won one. I beat him in the amateurs, then he beat me in the professionals, so I’m looking to settle the score.”
“I would love nothing more than to have a chance to avenge my defeat,” he continued.
“I’m just going to war. I want to go to war because I believe that’s the best way to battle him, to put pressure on him, to back him up, and to put him on the back foot as soon as possible, and I’m powerful enough and large enough to accomplish it.
“I obviously carry enough power to back him up and knock him out.”
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