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Dillian Whyte made a winning return in Co. Mayo

Whyte makes winning return in Castlebar

Dillian Whyte made a winning return to the ring with a three-round victory over Christian Hammer in Castlebar, Co. Mayo on St Patrick's night.

Boxing • 17 Mar 24

Dillian Whyte's last fight was a win over Jermaine Franklin in November 2022

Whyte to feature on Castlebar card on St Patrick's Day

Former WBC interim champion Dillian Whyte will fight in Castlebar on St Patrick's Day.

Boxing • 08 Mar 24

Anthony Joshua is still hoping to box on Saturday

Scramble on to find opponent for Joshua on Saturday

Matchroom are still working on finding an opponent to fight Anthony Joshua at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.

Boxing • 07 Aug 23

An investigation is to be launched as a result of the random anti-doping protocol

Whyte returns 'adverse finding' from random doping test

Anthony Joshua's scheduled rematch against Dillian Whyte has been cancelled after the latter "returned adverse analytical findings" from a random anti-doping test.

Boxing • 05 Aug 23

Fury drops Whyte in sixth to retain heavyweight title

Tyson Fury enjoyed a happy homecoming as he retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sensational sixth-round stoppage of British rival Dillian Whyte at a packed out Wembley Stadium.

Boxing • 23 Apr 22

Tyson Fury is defending his WBC belt for the second time

Whyte skips press conference with Fury for Wembley bout

Tyson Fury poured scorn on Dillian Whyte for swerving the press conference heralding their much-anticipated world heavyweight title fight on April 23 at Wembley Stadium.

Boxing • 01 Mar 22

Tyson Fury is unbeaten in 32 professional fights

Fury to defend world title against Whyte at Wembley

Tyson Fury is set for an epic homecoming as he returns to UK soil for the first time since July 2018 to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on 23 April at Wembley Stadium.

Boxing • 25 Feb 22

Tyson Fury fights Dillian Whyte on 23 April

Date set for Fury and Whyte showdown

Tyson Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on 23 April, the reigning champion announced on social media.

Boxing • 22 Feb 22

Tyson Fury retained the WBC belt after stopping Deontay Wilder for a second time last October

Fury to defend world title against Whyte

Tyson Fury will defend his world heavyweight title against fellow Briton Dillian Whyte.

Boxing • 28 Jan 22

Tyson Fury looks set to fight Dillian Whyte

Fury ordered to defend WBC title against Whyte

Tyson Fury has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte.

Boxing • 07 Dec 21

Dillian Whyte became the WBC mandatory challenger once again

Whyte dominates Povetkin in one-sided rematch

Dillian Whyte produced a brutal fourth-round knockout to win his rematch with Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar and avenge his shock loss to the Russian.

Boxing • 27 Mar 21

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

Whyte-Povetkin rematch pushed back to late March

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

Boxing • 20 Feb 21

Dillian Whyte was the mandatory WBC challenger before he lost to Alexander Povetkin

Whyte has 'lost his chance' of fighting Fury - Warren

Tyson Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren has ruled out the possibility of giving Dillian Whyte a crack at his world heavyweight title in December.

Boxing • 04 Nov 20

Alexander Povetkin stunned Dillian Whyte with a knockout win in August

Whyte rematch off as Povetkin tests positive for Covid

The rematch between heavyweight world title contenders Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed after the Russian tested positive for Covid-19.

Boxing • 03 Nov 20

Dillian Whyte's hopes of a world title fight with Tyson Fury were shattered. Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Whyte calls for rematch after knockout loss to Povetkin

Dillian Whyte has called for a rematch later this year after Alexander Povetkin inflicted a second career defeat on him with a sensational fifth-round knockout.

Boxing • 23 Aug 20

Katie Taylor will fight Delfine Persoon next month

Hearn: Katie has been waiting to silence the doubters

Eddie Hearn says Katie Taylor has been desperate to silence those who believed Delfine Persoon won their bout last year, from the second the Irishwoman returned to the dressing room after the fight.

Boxing • 29 Jul 20

Katie Taylor is back in action in August

Katie Taylor set for August title defence

Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor will be back in the ring before the end of the summer after her promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed that she will fight on the undercard of the Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin heavyweight bout.

Boxing • 26 Jun 20

Eddie Hearn hopes to set up a heavyweight bout for Dillian Whyte

Hearn keen to bring boxing back in his own back garden

Eddie Hearn has revealed ambitious plans to bring back boxing in July by staging a series of shows at his Matchroom headquarters in Brentwood, Essex.

Boxing • 16 May 20

Eddie Hearn wants to see Anthony Joshua take on Tyson Fury soon

Hearn urges Fury and Wilder to 'hurry up' with trilogy

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have been urged by Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn to "hurry up" with their third showdown in order to pave the way for an all-British world heavyweight title unification fight

Boxing • 25 Feb 20

Dillian Whyte beat Mariusz Wach on a unanimous decision on the undercard of Joshua-Ruiz 2 at the weekend

WBC reinstall Whyte as mandatory challenger

The WBC has lifted Dillian Whyte's suspension after he was cleared by UK Anti-Doping last week.

Boxing • 11 Dec 19

Dundalk head coach Vinny Perth assesses training at Dalga Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan

Recap: Your Wednesday morning sports updates

Read back on all the latest sports news from this July Wednesday morning.

Other sport • 31 Jul 19

Dillian Whyte, who served a two-year doping ban between 2012 and 2014, could face a lengthy suspension from the sport

Whyte provisionally suspended by WBC pending probe

Dillian Whyte has been provisionally suspended by the World Boxing Council pending an investigation into an adverse finding in a drugs test prior to his recent bout against Oscar Rivas.

Boxing • 31 Jul 19

Dillian Whyte (r) has been accused of testing positive for a banned substance

Whyte facing life ban for second positive test

British heavyweight Dillian Whyte is facing a potential life ban after testing positive for a banned substance for a second time.

Boxing • 25 Jul 19

Dillian Whyte recovered from a knockdown to beat Oscar Rivas

Whyte takes WBC interim belt with points win over Rivas

Dillian Whyte secured a unanimous points victory over Oscar Rivas to claim the WBC interim heavyweight title at London's O2 Arena.

Boxing • 21 Jul 19

Dillian Whyte