By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight talent Dillian Whyte (15-0, 12 KOs) says he wants Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn to find him a good opponent for him to face for his next fight on September 12th on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs. Gary Cornish fight card at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Whyte needs to get ready for his fight against the 6’6” Joshua in December, and he wants someone that is competitive with him so that he can get some rounds in to help sharpen up. Whyte’s opponent from last Saturday night, Irineu Beato Costa Junior (17-5, 15 KOs), wasn’t competitive at all.
Costa Junior folded up almost immediately after getting dropped hard twice by two big left hooks from Whyte in the 1st round. It’s unclear whether Costa Junior was Hearn’s idea for Whyte to face. If so, then Whyte definitely needs to have more input to the type of fodder that’s being put in the ring with him. I mean, Whyte can’t afford to face the same type of fighters that Hearn has been matching Joshua against his entire career because it’s not going to help him improve.