Dillian Whyte has been promoted by Eddie Hearn for a while now. However, he won’t be taking part in promoting Whyte’s upcoming bout against Tyson Fury. The Matchroom Boxing promoter has revealed that the reason for the same stems from the fact that they don’t want him up there.
During a recent interview with iFL TV, Eddie Hearn was asked why he wouldn’t be present at the upcoming press conferences for Whyte vs. Fury. While answering the question, he asserted that this is just how it goes in boxing sometimes. Giving an example of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant fight, he said:
Watch Eddie Hearn’s full interview with iFL TV below:
Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte to take place on April 23rd
The highly anticipated bout between Dillian Whyte and ‘The Gypsy King’ is reportedly set to take place on April 23rd. The process of making this fight has been anything but easy. Even after the purse bids were won by Frank Warren, Whyte failed to sign the contract for a while.
However, he finally put pen to paper recently on deadline day. Boxing journalist Michael Benson took to Twitter to reveal the same. He also suggested that the Heavyweight Championship bout is most likely being targeted to take place at Wembley Stadium on April 23rd. The boxing journalist tweeted:
The highly anticipated heavyweight bout is now just two months away.
0 votes
