EDDIE HEARN has confirmed Dillian Whyte has a rematch clause with Alexander Povetkin – and they plan to exercise it ASAP.
Whyte looked to be cruising against the 40-year-old Russian, having twice floored him in the fourth, only to be knocked out cold a round later.
Povetkin’s stunning left uppercut saw Whyte’s WBC mandatory status for Tyson Fury’s belt go up in smoke.
But Hearn has backed the gutted 32-year-old to earn back his long-awaited title shot by exacting revenge on Povetkin.
He told Sky Sports: “We have a rematch clause. The first thing Dillian said when he came out was ‘Get me that rematch, get me that rematch’.
“It was a heavy knock down he’s going to have to take his rest.
“Povetkin is mandatory now but he won’t be called.
“The only person that was going to get called to negotiate the winner of Fury – Wilder was was Dillian Whyte.
“We have a rematch clause. We will look to make that at the end of the year.
“It’s a huge fight. It’s a very dangerous fight, obviously back to back defeats for Dillian Whyte throws a different shade on it.
“I know that he’ll come back from this. You have to understand the kind individual Dillian Whyte is.
“He didnt come up with any big amateur record; he didn’t get a big deal from a promoter early on.
“He will be back. He will rematch Alexander Povetkin and I believe he can beat him in the rematch and bring his mandatory position back to life.”
