Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte are set to get back in the ring after months of delays to put on their rematch for the WBC interim championship.
Whoever wins should be in line for a title fight with the winner of Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua, assuming they do not ultimately vacate their belt.
Whyte and Povetkin fought back in August as part of Mathcroom's summer Fight Camp series and Povetkin delivered a suprise uppercut knockout, leading Whyte to immediately activate his rematch clause.
A rematch was expected in November, and then January, but an extended coronavirus bout for Povetkin - something that Whyte doubts - and then the suspension of boxing due to the wider coronavirus pandemic, put the fight back until March, with a fight now set to take place in Gibraltar.
The undercard will feature Ted Cheeseman vs. JJ Metcalf and Chris Kongo vs. Michael McKinson in their own title fights.
Here are all the details for Whyte vs. Povetkin.
Whyte vs. Povetkin fight date, start time
- Date : Saturday, March 27
- Coverage : 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. ET
- Whyte vs. Povetkin (approx): 10:30 p.m. GMT / 4:30 p.m. ET
The Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin fight card takes place on Saturday, March 27 at 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. ET. Whyte and Povetkin are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 10:30 p.m. GMT / 4:30 p.m. ET, although that depends on the length of the earlier bouts.
Whyte vs. Povetkin TV channel, live stream
- TV / Stream (UK) : Sky Sport
- TV / Stream (US) : DAZN
Whyte and Povetkin will have their light heavyweight title unification tilt live on Sky Sports, while the event can be live-streamed on Sky Sports Go. Viewers outside the UK, Ireland and China can watch the fight on DAZN.
Where is the Whyte vs. Povetkin fight?
The event will take place in Gibraltar but a specific venue is not yet confirmed.
Whyte vs. Povetkin fight odds
As of Monday 22 March:
- Alexander Povetkin: 11/4
- Draw: 40/1
- Dillian Whyte: 2/7
Odds courtesy of Betfair.
Dillian Whyte record and bio
- Nationality : British
- Born : April 11, 1988
- Height : 6'4
- Reach : 78 inches
- Total fights : 29
- Record : 27-2 with 18 knockouts
Alexander Povetkin record and bio
- Nationality: Russian
- Born: September 2, 1979
- Height : 6'2"
- Reach : 75 inches
- Total fights : 39
- Record : 36-2-1 with 25 knockouts
Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin fight card
- Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin for Povetkin's WBC interim heavyweight titles
- Ted Cheeseman v JJ Metcalf – for the vacant British super welterweight title
- Chris Kongo v Michael McKinson – for WBO Kongo's global welterweight title
- Fabio Wardley v Eric Molina - heavyweight
- Erik Pfeifer v Nick Webb - heavyweight
- Youssef Khoumari v Kane Baker - super featherweight
- Campbell Hatton v TBA - super featheweight