Eddie Hearn teases blockbuster fight between Tyson Fury and Whyte after Povetkin is rushed to hospital with coronavirus

DILLIAN WHYTE’S rematch to face Alexander Povetkin has been postponed until 2021 after the Russian tested positive for coronavirus.

The pair were expected to pit their wits against each other on November 21 as the Body Snatcher looked to exact revenge on the veteran KO specialist.

Whyte floored Povetkin twice during their dust-up in August, only to be knocked out in the fifth round in one of the shocks of the year.

And Whyte will now have to wait in his bid to once again become the WBC mandatory after Povetkin was rushed to hospital.

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted the news of the postponement, while also providing information on when the rematch is set to take place.

He said: “Unfortunately we got the news today that Alexander Povetkin is in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

“The fight will now be rescheduled to a target date of January 30.

“An announcement on our November 21 show will be made shortly.”

Hearn then teased a potential fight between Whyte and WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.

The Gypsy King is set to fight Agit Kabayel in his homecoming bout on December 5 at the Royal Albert Hall.

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But Hearn has insisted that may not be the case now as he spoke of a possible domestic dust-up.

He simply tweeted: “Dillian Whyte v Tyson Fury anyone?”

However fans didn’t seem eager to see the potential blockbuster bout, as one commented: “Can we just see Fury take AJ to school please. Anyone else is irrelevant.”

Another messaged: “Nah Whyte is not in the same league as Tyson, would rather him fight Dubois, a fight he’d lose too.”

A third added: “Whyte can’t even get past a 142 year old Povetkin and you wanna throw him to Fury? Absolutely heartless behaviour @EddieHearn.”

One simply stated: “Nope. Rather scrape my eyes and balls out with a rusty fork, thanks.”

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