Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte II
Date | 27 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBC interim heavyweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte II, billed as Rumble On The Rock, is an upcoming heavyweight professional boxing rematch contested between the former WBA (Regular) champion and defending WBC interim champion Alexander Povetkin, and former WBC interim champion Dillian Whyte.[1] The event was originally set to take place on 21 November 2020, however was postponed when Povetkin tested positive for COVID-19.[2] A venue had not been confirmed for the rematch,[3][4] but the bout is set to take place in Gibraltar. Their first fight ended with a fifth-round technical knockout victory for Povetkin.[5]
Fight card
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Heavyweight | Alexander Povetkin (c) | vs. | Dillian Whyte | /12 | Note 1 | ||
Super-welterweight | Ted Cheeseman | vs. | James Metcalf | /12 | Note 2 |
^Note 1 For WBC interim heavyweight title
^Note 2 For vacant British super-welterweight title
Broadcasting
The fight will be televised live on Sky Sports Box Office PPV in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as REN TV in Russia.
Country | Broadcaster | |||
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Free-to-air | Cable/Pay TV | PPV | Stream | |
United Kingdom | N/A | Sky Sports Box Office | ||
Ireland | ||||
Russia | REN TV | A1 | N/A | Amediateka |
Worldwide | N/A | DAZNINT |
^INT - the coverage is not available in UK, IRL, and selected countries.
See also
References
- ^ "Povetkin vs Whyte 2 confirmed for autumn schedule on Sky, featuring world title fights, Joshua Buatsi and WBSS final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Povetkin vs Whyte: Rematch with Dillian Whyte postponed after Alexander Povetkin tests positive for Covid-19". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte rematch set for Nov. 21 as part of Matchroom's fall schedule | DAZN News US". DAZN. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Boxing schedule: Fight dates, TV channel and live stream for confirmed cards | DAZN News". DAZN. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Alexander Povetkin knocks out Dillian Whyte after twice being on canvas". Guardian. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.