DILLIAN WHYTE has announced that his blockbuster rematch against Alexander Povetkin will be held in London later this year.
The Body Snatcher had twice floored the Russian in round four of their first fight but was dramatically stopped in the fifth following a perfect left uppercut.
Whyte’s first loss since 2015 marked the end of his run as WBC mandatory challenger.
He was in line to face champion Tyson Fury, 32, next year but will now need to enact revenge on Povetkin to win back his right to fight for the title.
Whyte has now declared that his rematch with the 41-year-old will officially be announced on Tuesday.
He tweeted: “fight news drops tomorrow walking straight back into the fire I want all the smoke let’s go baby.”
His promoter Eddie Hearn had previously revealed the beaten fighter has a rematch clause, which they hope to exercise for November.
He told iFL TV: “There’s not many in boxing that honour contracts and honour obligations and their word.
“Andrey Ryabinksiy, Vadim Kornilov and World of Boxing, even if we didn’t have a contract, and we had a shake of the hand or an agreement, they would still do it.
“These are proper, proper people. They don’t want to wait till February/March so we will go November 14, or November 21.”
