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The Sun
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
When is Dillian Whyte's next fight? Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream
DILLIAN WHYTE is just days away from making his huge return to the ring - and fans can't wait! The Brixton star was all set to face Joe Joyce in April for what was expected to be a blockbuster British battle. 1 However, the fight got scuppered as Whyte was forced to withdraw after suffering a severe finger injury during training. But to the delight of boxing fans, Whyte's medical team has given him the all-clear to get back in the ring and continue what he hopes can be a pathway to the top. And the British icon will be determined to build on his most recent seventh-round stoppage demolition over Ebenezer Tetteh last December. Whyte, 37, has been linked to fight against several superstars, including British boxing hero and bitter rival Anthony Joshua. AJ is unlikely to be in the other corner for his next bout, even though Whyte admitted that Joshua would be a 'perfect opponent', but this doesn't mean that whoever he fights next won't be just as good. When is Dillian Whyte's next fight? Dillian Whyte's next fight will take place THIS Saturday - June 7. The British icon is set to battle on the undercard of Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni. Whyte's opponent is yet to be confirmed and neither has his ring-walk times, but the main card gets underway at 7pm BST. This event will take place in front of tens of thousands of fans at the home of Ipswich Town FC, Portman Road. What TV channel is Dillian Whyte's next fight on and can it be live streamed? Dillian Whyte's next fight will be broadcast LIVE on DAZN. You can subscribe to DAZN in the UK for £9.99-a-month, which commits you to an entire year of action. A flexible pass, worth £19.99, is also available, and you can cancel at any time with 30 days' notice. You can also pay £119.99 for the year upfront, which is the lowest cost option. Alternatively, you can follow SunSport's live blog of the event to keep up with all the latest on the card. How can I buy tickets? StubHub. At the time of writing, the cheapest ticket is priced at £55. *Please note that StubHub and similar secondary ticket resale sites may list tickets above face value. Who else is on the card for Dillian Whyte's next fight? Dillian Whyte 's next fight will be the co-main event to Fabio Wardley and Justis Huni's WBA interim title clash. Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni - for the interim WBA heavyweight title Dillian Whyte vs TBA Pierce O'Leary vs Liam Dillon - for the EEU uropean super-lightweight title Nelson Hysa vs Patrick Korte - for the WBO European heavyweight title Mike Perez vs Steven Ward Sam Gilley vs Gideon Onyenani Umar Khan vs Moises Garcia Billy Adams vs Alexander Morales Lewis Richardson vs Dimitri Protkunas Lillie Winch vs Katerina Dvorakova Jack Williams vs Fernando Valdez What has been said? Dillian Whyte still wanted to fight Joe Joyce even after suffering a severe finger injury and he opened up on how it happened. Speaking to talkSPORT in March, the British star said: "I was training as usual and there was a guy next to me in the gym and he dropped his weights and it rolled down. "As I put my weight down, I ended up catching his finger between his dumbell and my dumbell. "I still wanted to fight so I didn't tell my team, I had a few days off with a chest infection. "But it cut right to the bone although I just thought I could get stitches and put it back in a glove again. "It's cut down the first joint so it's hard for me to bend it and I can't clench my first properly."
The Independent
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Bakole's Sparring Tales: Hype or heavyweight truth ahead of vital fight on Canelo card?
Martin Bakole is hoping to bounce back after a second-round knockout loss to Joseph Parker last year – he takes on Efe Ajagba on the Canelo vs Scull undercard in Riyadh tomorrow, Saturday, May 3. The Congolese man possess immense power in both hands and claims to be the most-avoided heavyweight in the world because he has sparred with, and given a hard time to, the biggest names in the heavyweight division. Regaling stories of broken noses, wobbly legs and body shots, Bakole is either a great salesman or a genuine heavyweight threat. Which heavyweights does Bakole claim to have smashed in sparring? Joe Joyce The only claim of Bakole's with any evidence to back it up is that he and Joe Joyce went toe-to-toe in sparring. The video, posted to X in March, last year garnered a lot of attention in the boxing community. The clip shows he and Joyce exchanging single shots before Bakole unloads with a three-shot combination that knocks Joyce's headguard off. The post was captioned: 'This is the reason why UK heavyweights are avoiding me guys.' Bakole may not have been telling the whole story, however, as 'The Juggernaut' and his team responded with a video from what seems to be a different sparring session as Bakole is wearing different attire. It shows Bakole on his knees in the ring, looking like he was about to throw up into a bucket. Joyce's team claimed this was from an accumulation of body shots – Bakole refuted this, claiming he had eaten eggs on the way to sparring that had not agreed with him. Daniel Dubois Throughout 2024, Bakole seemed unable to go the length of an interview without mentioning or being asked about sparring with Daniel Dubois. Revealing what happens behind closed doors is usually not the done thing but Bakole was using it to get himself closer to a fight with the IBF champion. He told iFL TV: 'I broke his nose twice and stopped him. That is not a lie because, he would never come say that I am lying,' These claims have never been confirmed, nor have they been addressed by Dubois, but Bakole does admit that he uses these sparring stories to sell himself. "People are telling me not to talk about sparring,' he told talkSport. 'But people forget I'm from Africa and it's very hard for me to sell tickets, so I need to sell myself." Oleksandr Usyk Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is another of the names that the heavy hitter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed to have roughed up in sparring. "Even Usyk, I don't think he'd say yes (to fighting me)," Bakole said on Sky Sports, 'because I stopped him in Dubai in sparring. He knows how good I am. I don't know if he'll say yes again to fight me as well. I am telling the truth." The Usyk camp responded to this and although they gave credit to Bakole as one of the best sparring partners Usyk has had, they insisted that it was their man who nearly stopped the Congolese slugger. Anthony Joshua AJ sparred with Bakole in Sheffield whilst still under the tutelage of Rob McCracken. Bakole claims that he was one of seven guys to spar Joshua on the first day. Once the second day rolled around it was only him and Agit Kabayel left in the gym. He sparred six rounds with the former unified heavyweight champion. "The first round went nice," Bakole told talkSport."But AJ tried to knock me out but I was like, 'What the hell?'" So my coach said 'show him', and I caught him with a beautiful left hand. It shook his head and shook his legs. Everyone went quiet in the gym, I used the left hook yeah and people saw it." Bakole has made bold claims outside the ring — now he must deliver inside it. A convincing performance against Ajagba this weekend would be the first step toward proving he belongs among the heavyweight elite.
The 42
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Hurley-Langton returns as Connacht make four changes for season finale against Zebre
SHAMUS HURLEY-LANGTON returns from injury to start Connacht's final game of the United Rugby Championship season, where they'll be playing for nothing but pride against Zebre in Parma [5pm Saturday, TG4 & Premier Sports]. Hurley-Langton's return to the back row is one of four changes made by Cullie Tucker, with Joe Joyce and Paul Boyle also returning to the pack. David Hawkshaw's inclusion in midfield, where he'll line up outside Bundee Aki, is the only change in the backs. 'It's not the way we wanted to finish the season, but we owe it to ourselves and the supporters to end the campaign with a win,' Tucker said. 'We also have some departing players and coaches who'll want to finish strongly also. 'Zebre are a good side who have made huge improvements this year – and they'll be keen to finish on a high as well – so for us it's about being accurate, physical and disciplined.' Connacht 15. Santiago Cordero 14. Shayne Bolton 13. David Hawkshaw 12. Bundee Aki 11. Finn Treacy 10. JJ Hanrahan 9. Ben Murphy 1. Denis Buckley 2. Dave Heffernan 3. Finlay Bealham 4. Josh Murphy 5. Joe Joyce 6. Cian Prendergast (capt) 7. Shamus Hurley-Langton 8. Paul Boyle Advertisement Replacements: 16. Eoin de Buitléar 17. Jordan Duggan 18. Jack Aungier 19. Darragh Murray 20. Sean Jansen 21. Matthew Devine 22. Cathal Forde 23. Piers O'Conor Zebre 15. Jacopo Trulla 14. Scott Gregory 13. Fetuli Paea 12. Damiano Mazza 11. Simone Gesi 10. Giovanni Montemauri 9. Alessandro Fusco 1. Danilo Fischetti (capt) 2. Luca Big 3. Muhamed Hasa 4. Matteo Canali 5. Leonard Krumov 6. Davide Ruggeri 7. Bautista Stavile 8. Giovanni Licata Replacements: 16. Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 17. Paolo Buonfiglio 18. Juan Pitinari 19. Guido Volpi 20. Giacomo Ferrari 21. Gonzalo Garcia 22. Luca Morisi 23. Enrico Lucchin Referee: Hollie Davidson [SRU]
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
For Joe Joyce, the elephant in the room looms mighty large
Joe Joyce faces some difficult questions after losing to Filip Hrgovic on Saturday in Manchester. (Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images) (Richard Sellers - PA Images via Getty Images) "Are you not entertained?" The question had been bellowed out before by heavyweights Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois, but in those instances the crowd had a unanimous — and positive — answer. This time around, following Joe Joyce's fourth defeat in five outings at the hands of Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night, the near-capacity audience inside Manchester's Co-op Live arena seemed to be taken aback, and responded with a confused murmur. It was as if Joyce (16-4, 15 KOs), now 39, was the last one in the room to notice the elephant standing behind him. An elephant in the shape of retirement. Advertisement It's an awkward conversation in boxing. Few other professions allow such discourse to flourish behind the protagonist's back like it does in the fight game, though it's also rarely done out of disrespect. The heavyweight division is a double-edged sword, deemed the pinnacle of the sport, offering the biggest purses and prizes to those who partake, but as ever, with big reward comes bigger risk. With a seemingly endless pit of money now on offer to those fighters who are able to entertain, the allure to stick around for tomorrow's fight is too tempting to pass up. The thing is, when tomorrow comes, it becomes today. There has been concern around the health of Joyce for a number of years now. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist's speech can often seem slurred and his responses to interviewers' questions slow and confused. He has never been the most charismatic in front of the camera — and that is fine — but his appearances are becoming more and more awkward to the viewer. Advertisement 'That's just how Joe is,' the people in Camp Joyce will caveat as each interview concludes. We have become conditioned and numb to seeing fighters struggle later in life due to punishment handed out to them over bruising careers; chewed up, spat out and often left to pick up their own pieces with limited help. But to be confronted by the apparent struggles of an active athlete forces more imminent questions. While the pundits and casual pint-drinkers down the local pub may feel like we have the answer, ultimately it's the fighter's inner circle and fighter themselves who will have the final say. It may, then, become apparent who has made it into that circle for the right reasons. Joyce's style in the ring doesn't help his cause. Since turning pro in 2017 he has fought like his moniker suggests, a "Juggernaut," walking forward, willing to take six punches in order to land seven. His punches are destructive but easily telegraphed, and the division seems to have collectively worked out what, for a period, remained a secret weapon. Joe Joyce suffered a beating at the hands of Filip Hrgovic on Saturday in Manchester, England. () (Alex Livesey via Getty Images) Less than two years ago, that was his unique selling point. Off the back of wins over Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker, he was considered the boogeyman of the division, being tipped to go on to challenge for the sport's ultimate prize. But then came the brutal back-to-back knockouts at the hands of Zhilei Zhang. The points setback to a 13-loss Derek Chisora. And now Hrgovic, plunging his stocks further. Advertisement Joyce didn't perform terribly in Saturday's unanimous decision loss. Some will argue that the 98-92 card that accompanied the 97-93 and 96-95 offerings was too wide in favor of the more mobile and accurate Croatian Hrgovic, but in a slugfest of that nature, opinions will always be hard to align. But for these conversations to have halted, Joyce needed to win, and win well on Saturday night — which he didn't. Over the days and weeks that follow the hope is that Joyce and team embark on sensible and educated conversations. They are the ones who hold the ultimate power of persuasion, and the former WBO interim heavyweight champion's health cannot be compromised in any possible negotiations. 'We'll all have a chat and we will go from there,' Joyce's promotor, Frank Warren, stated post-fight. It's an encouraging admission. We don't hold any power. Nor should we. But perhaps the muted response to Joyce's question on Saturday will force him to take a peak over his shoulder. Or better yet, turn around.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to watch Joyce vs Hrgovic: TV channel and live stream for boxing tonight
Joe Joyce and Filip Hrgovic will go toe-to-toe in the ring tonight in Manchester, in what is a pivotal fight for both men. For Joyce, he can ill-afford another defeat at this stage of his career. The 39-year-old has lost three of his last four fights, the most recent of those losses coming last summer to Derek Chisora, and this appears to be a final chance to prove he is still a force in the heavyweight division. Hrgovic also has something to prove, with this his first fight since he was stopped by Daniel Dubois last June to lose his unbeaten record and miss out on the IBF interim heavyweight belt, which has since led Dubois to a full world title. The Croatian has stepped in to fight Joyce as a replacement opponent, after Dillian Whyte was forced to pull out of an all-British showdown with a finger injury. There was further disruption to the card when Lawrence Okolie also picked up an injury in training, meaning his scheduled bout with Richard Riakporhe was also removed from the bill. It is still an intriguing undercard, with Olympian Delicious Orie making his professional debut and David Adeleye fighting Jeamie Tshikeva for the British heavyweight title. TV channel: The event will be broadcast on DAZN. Subscription plans start at £14.99 a month. Coverage of the prelims starts at 4:10pm BST, with the main undercard from 7pm and ring walks for the main event expected at around 10pm. Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on the DAZN website or app. Live blog: Follow all the action from the entire card with Standard Sport's LIVE blog!
