By Tim Royner: Heavyweight Dillian Whyte stopped former WBA heavyweight champion Lucas Browne in the 6th round last Saturday night on HBO, with the contest being viewed by an average of 387,000 viewers with a peak of 444,000. The fight took place at the O2 Arena in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: After his 6th round knockout win over Lucas Browne (25-1, 22 KOs) last Saturday night, Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) says he’s ready to sit down at the negotiating table with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) to put together a fight against him in June at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
By Marcus Richardson: Lucas Browne’s face was badly swollen and cut up after his 6th round knockout loss to Dillian Whyte last Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England. A photo of the 38-year-old Browne’s face was posted on social media, and he looked like a complete mess.
By Jim Dower: Dillian Whyte took care of business in his path to a world title shot in sending Lucas Browne down to a crushing defeat on Saturday night at the O2 Arena. Whyte landed a left hook with everything on it that flattened the 38-year-old Browne (25-1, 22 KOs).
By Scott Gilfoid: Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) may have smashed his way into a heavyweight title shot on Saturday night with his brutal 6th round knockout win over an out of shape and painfully slow-looking former WBA champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (25-1, 22 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Dillian Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) is hoping to beat Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (25-0, 22 KOs) tonight to earn a mandatory spot to get a title shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
By Scott Gilfoid: Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) weighed in at 254.2 pounds for Friday’s weigh-in for his important match-up against former WBA World heavyweight champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (25-0, 22 KOs) this Saturday night on Mach 24 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Browne weighed in at 264.5 lbs.
Official Weights from London:
Dillian Whyte: 254.2 lbs.
Lucas Browne: 264.5 lbs.
Saturday’s HBO Boxing After Dark® telecast begins at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT with a same-day replay at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Live from the O2 in London is a 12-round heavyweight showdown matching Britain’s Dillian Whyte against Lucas Browne of Australia.
By Scott Gilfoid: Lucas Browne says he sees #1 WBC heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte as a gatekeeper type fighter, and little more than another Dereck Chisora level fighter. Browne (25-0, 22 KOs) and Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) face each other this Saturday night on HBO Championship Boxing and Sky Sports at the O2 Arena in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Dillian Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) has no worries at all about the punching power of former WBA heavyweight champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (25-0, 22 KOs) in their fight this Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.