DILLIAN WHYTE brutally stopped Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round as the Body Snatcher avenged his loss in Gibraltar.
There was no repeat of last summer as Whyte boxed on the front foot and knocked out Povetkin in stunning fashion.
Follow ALL of the latest reaction below…
- Joshua Mbu
RUMBLE ON THE ROCK
Listen to Dillian Whyte's post-fight comments!
- Warren Chrismas
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REVENGE
What a performance from Dillian Whyte!
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WHAT'S NEXT?
Promoter Eddie Hearn has given his thoughts on where Dillian Whyte's next fight will be.
And all signs point towards a colossal fight in America.
Hearn said: "Let's go over to the States and have a fight there.
"We've called for the [Deontay] Wilder fight for a long time. He DM'd and said he'd never give you [Whyte] the fight.
"But he got knocked out and now wants it, that's a stadium fight.
"The ultimate game for him [Whyte] is to challenge for the heavyweight world title."
Could we see Wilder vs Whyte?
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TRILOGY?
Dillian Whyte gave his assessment on tonight's thunderous win and has hinted at a third fight between the pair: "I'm sad it didn't finish in the first round.
"I could've finished him early.
"I'm willing to run it back again, if he wants the rematch? I'm annoyed, I shouldn't have lost the first time.
"All I had to do was be a bit smarter.
"I believe I can beat anybody. I t was a bit of an annoying camp, due to the reschedule.
"I changed up my nutrition. He had to pay tonight, man."
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AND NEW!
Dillian Whyte gets his redemption and wins back the belt he felt he should never have lost.
Whyte is WBC interim world heavyweight champion once again!
from summer shock to spring clean up – Whyte's back on top!
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WHYTE VS POVETKIN: WHYTE WINS
WOW!
Now that's what you call a main event!
Whyte sent Povetkin stumbling backwards with a straight jab – the Russian bounced back off the ropes and right back into the path of a man on a mission.
The Brit hit the Russian with a wonderful left and right hook combination.
And then charged up his powerful left hook and knocked Povetkin out!
He's not called The Body Snatcher for nothing!
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AND IT'S ALL OVER!
WHYTE GETS IT ALL RIGHT AND HE KNOCKS POVETKIN OUT!
WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM WHYTE!
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ROUND 4: WHYTE VS POVETKIN
Whyte gets off to a thunderous start in round four and unloads some heavy right hooks!
Povetkin looks hurt – but we've seen it all before.
The Russian has the ability to pull a win from nothing. The last fight between the two is a prime example of that.
Whyte is getting some joy with the straight jab.
Both fighters are going for the knockout.
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ROUND 3: WHYTE VS POVETKIN
Povetkin comes out fighting, he's trying to get as close to Whyte as possible to land some heavy body shots.
Whyte has a slight wobble but is quickly back to his feet.
The Brit then lands a stiff shot to Povetkin's body and the Russian is feeling the effects.
Whyte is trying to keep his distance whilst using his reach advantage.
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ROUND 2: WHYTE VS POVETKIN
Povetkin steps in and Whyte sends the Russian stumbling again. Whyte looks switched on.
He can't afford to let his concentration slip this time, he needs to finish the job!
Povetkin lands a nice combination to push Whyte towards the ropes, but the Brit responds with some shots of his own.
Whyte is leading his his left hand, looking to connect a couple shots to Povetkin's body.
The pair are trading punches in the middle of the ring.
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ROUND 1: WHYTE VS POVETKIN
Here we go. Twelve rounds of boxing!
Whyte has Povetkin STUMBLING across the ring after a series of wild swings! What a start by the Brit!
Povetkin manages to regain his composure and the pair are facing off in the middle of the ring.
Whyte lands another strong right hand – Povetkin has started very slow.
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TALE OF THE TAPE
Here's how both fighters shape up!
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WHYTE VS POVETKIN
Whilst Sky follow Dillian Whyte with their cameras from his locker room, the crowd inside the Europa Point Sports Complex are singing their hearts out to Kings of Leon!
Here's Whyte! He's pumped up and looks ready to go. Revenge is very much on his mind.
David Diamante then welcomes WBC interim world heavyweight champion, Alexander Povetkin.
It's main event time!
- Joshua Mbu
RUMBLE ON THE ROCK
Here's what both fighters had to say ahead of tonight's fight.
Whyte says Povetkin – who had been dropped twice – was about to be pulled out by his corner before his miracle punch last summer in their first fight, but Povetkin says this wasn’t the case.
Whyte said: “I lost to him but he was done – they were saying ‘we are pulling you out at the end of this round.
“They know him better than me. It’s hard for me to say what they were thinking, but don’t worry, I’ll try and help their hand this time. I definitely want to knock him out, one hundred percent.
Povetkin replied: “There was no such conversation in the corner [to stop the fight last time round].
“The people who know me know that I fight until the end. You can’t throw the towel in until the referee stops the fight.”
- Warren Chrismas
- Joshua Mbu
MAIN EVENT TIME!
The main event is next!
- Joshua Mbu
WARDLEY VS MOLINA: WARDLEY WINS
WOW!
It took a heavy shot form Molina to shock life into Wardley and seconds after that he won the fight!
Molina looked comfortable for most of the fight and landed a strong right hand, Wardley responded and delivered a slick combination to bring the 38-year-old down!
Wardley REMAINS undefeated!
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WARDLEY WINS BY KNOCKOUT!
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ROUND 5: WARDLEY VS MOLINA
We're halfway through the ten rounds and Wardley needs to start controlling this fight.
Molina lands a strong right hand and tries to push for the knockout.
The right hand wakes Wardley up and the Brit starts landing some heavy hits!
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ROUND 4: WARDLEY VS MOLINA
Molina is landing some lovely body shots but Wardley stands tall and remains in the fight.
Wardley needs to start doing more. He's been on the back foot for the best part of three rounds.
To be fair, Molina is no push over. He's won 27 professional fights.
- Joshua Mbu
ROUND 3: WARDLEY VS MOLINA
Molina is the one who is landing some shots – Wardley, on the other hand, is struggling to put a decent combination together.
The Texan looks very comfortable in this fight.
- Joshua Mbu
ROUND 2: WARDLEY VS MOLINA
Some good right hands from Molina – he's noticed that Wardley has his left hand quite low.
Molina is catching the Brit with some nice body shots and lead right hands.
Wardley is yet to find his feet and find a rhythm in this fight.
Molina is happy to back off and invite Wardley in, in order to catch him out with a right hook.
- Joshua Mbu
ROUND 1: WARDLEY VS MOLINA
Wardley has a perfect record as a professional heavyweight boxer so far, winning all his fights.
He is, however, facing a former world title challenger in Molina.
Both fighters are taking their time to try and figure their opponent out.
No heavy shots being landed from either fighter – a rather slow round one!
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WARDLEY VS MOLINA
Eric Molina is the first to make his ring walk. The 38-year-old is well travelled, but coming towards the end of his career.
His opponent, Fabio Wardley, is undefeated and a big hope for the future of English boxing.
Ten rounds of heavyweight action to come!
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