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Whyte-Povetkin rematch pushed back to late March

Dillian Whyte's heavyweight rematch with Alexander Povetkin has been switched to Gibraltar
Dillian Whyte's heavyweight rematch with Alexander Povetkin has been switched to Gibraltar

Dillian Whyte's heavyweight rematch with Alexander Povetkin has been put back to March 27 and will now take place in Gibraltar.

The 32-year-old was set to face the Russian at Wembley on March 6, but coronavirus-related travel restrictions have seen the fight pushed back by three weeks.

English fighter Whyte will be looking to avenge his surprise defeat to Povetkin last summer, when the 41-year-old twice got up from the canvas to knock out Whyte in the fifth round.

Announcing the new date, promoter Eddie Hearn said: "In the current environment we are always having to think on our feet. We did everything to try and make 6 March happen, but with the new travel restrictions it was impossible.

"Now we have something outside the box, compelling, and a unique setting for one of the heavyweight fights of the year - roll on the Rumble on the Rock!" 

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