Former world heavyweight title challenger Dillian Whyte will return to the ring on December fifteenth, this within the considerably unlikely setting of Gibraltar. Whyte, it was introduced final evening on DAZN throughout the sensible and massively entertaining “Latino Evening” present in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will face Ebenezer Tetteh of Accra, Ghana.
Whyte, now aged 36 and at present 30-3(20) final boxed in March of this 12 months when he stopped Christian Hammer in what proved to be his second win since dropping to Tyson Fury in April of 2022. Whyte says he has the “love again” for the game and he needs huge fights with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and others. However first comes Tetteh.
Finest identified for his dropping struggle, his sole dropping struggle, to Daniel Dubois, which got here through fast stoppage in 2019, Tetteh is similar age as Whyte, and he has a file of 23-1(20). Tetteh boxed as a light-heavyweight and as a cruiserweight earlier than settling in as a heavyweight. Tetteh can punch some and if Whyte has gone approach again or if he’s rusty sufficient to get tagged by one thing huge early on within the struggle, then who is aware of?
However Whyte ought to be capable of decide up a win right here, a stoppage win. How a lot Whyte has to supply the game at this stage of his profession we are able to solely just about guess, nevertheless. Nonetheless a biggish title, actually right here within the UK, Whyte may be plenty of enjoyable to look at when he fights. If he can string collectively a number of strong wins, possibly Whyte can certainly bag himself yet another huge struggle earlier than he’s completed. However as as to if or not Whyte can win once more at elite stage, properly, who is aware of…..
Tetteh, who boxed Dubois in London, the struggle contesting the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title, has received 4 fights on the bounce since then, it have to be stated, towards fairly restricted opposition.
