Dillain Whyte wants good opponent for September 12th on Joshua-Cornish undercard

whyte555By 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.

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Joshua vs. Whyte: Will Hearn let this fight take place?

hearnBy Scott Gilfoid: With heavyweight Dillian Whyte’s impressive 1st round knockout win over Irineu Costa Junior (17-5, 15 KOs) last Saturday night in Hull, UK, you have to wonder whether Eddie Hearn, the promoter for unbeaten #2 WBC heavyweight Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs), will be having second thoughts about matching his prize against the unbeaten Whyte (15-0, 12 KOs) later this year like he’d originally planned.

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Campbell-Coyle, Rose-Jones 2, Whyte-Costa-Junior & Burns-Ofotsu tonight

campbell5By Scott Gilfoid: In a card loaded with mismatches from top to bottom, #15 WBC lightweight contender Luke Campbell (11-0, 9 KOs) will be facing #7 IBF, #14 WBC Tommy Coyle (21-2, 10 KOs) in the feature bout tonight at the Craven Park Stadium in Hull, UK. Just why the 27-year-old Campbell is still facing domestic level opposition like the 25-year-old Coyle at this point in his career is unclear.

I mean, Campbell is a gold medal winner from the 2012 London, Olympics. Yeah, Campbell was involved in some controversial fights where appeared to lose in the eyes of some fans, but he really should have already stepped it up well before this point.

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Dillian Whyte working with Wladimir Klitschko’s trainer Johnathon Banks

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Dillian Whyte (14-0, 11 kOs) has reportedly hired trainer Johnathon Banks to train him for his fight against Irineu Beato Costa Junior for this Saturday in their 8-round bout in Hull. Banks also trains IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, and he previously trained for years with legendary trainer Emanuel Steward.

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Dillian Whyte faces Irineu Beato Costa Junior on Saturday

whyte888By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Dillian Whyte (14-0, 11 KOs) will be strutting his stuff this Saturday night in an eight round tune-up fight against 34-year-old Brazilian Irineu Beato Costa Junior (17-4, 15 KOs) on the undercard of the Luke Campbell vs. Tommy Coyle fight card at the Craven Park Stadium, Hull, Yorkshire, UK.

For Whyte, 27, this fight is little more than audition before his much bigger fight against unbeaten #2 WBC Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs) later this year in November or December at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Whyte needs to look good against Costa Junior to help drive interest for the Joshua fight.

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Boxing preview for Rumble on the Humber – August 1st

Omar Figueroa vs Ricky BurnsBy Gav Duthie: The city of Hull plays host to their biggest ever boxing spectacle as two local lightweights Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle lock horns. The event also boasts a good undercard full of boxers with varying agendas – the revenge of Brian Rose on Carson Jones, the latest comeback of two time world champ Ricky Burns and the profile building of heavyweight prospect Dillian Whyte. Here is my take on the fights with predictions.

Luke Campbell 11-0 v Tommy Coyle 21-2

Many fight fans are asking when Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua is going to step up in class. Fellow gold medalist Luke Campbell is definitely being handed a tougher assignment than any Joshua has received in fellow Hull boxer and stablemate Tommy Coyle.

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Whyte: I want to finish Joshua once and for all

joshua888By Scott Gilfoid: One of the most talented heavyweights in the UK Dillian Whyte (14-0, 11 KOs) is ready to shut down the Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs) hype train by stopping him in their fight in November or December. Whyte, 27, has taken a real disliking to Joshua ever since he beat him badly in their fight in 2009.

Initially, Whyte didn’t mind the 6’6” Joshua and felt that he was okay bloke, but after he heard some things that Joshua had been saying about him, he changed opinion about him and now sees Joshua as a snake that he wants to eradicate when he gets him inside the ring for their rematch at the pro level.

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Anthony Joshua to battle Dillian Whyte for British heavyweight strap in November or December

joshua6By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that his fighter No.2 WBC Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs) will be mixing it up against unbeaten Dillian Whyte (14-0, 9 KOs) in a revenge match-up for the British heavyweight title in November or December this year.

Joshua was soundly beaten the last time the two heavyweights mixed it up in the amateur ranks. While Joshua was able to get his shots off, he wasn’t able to handle Whyte’s power at all, as he was dropped twice in the fight and badly hurt.

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