THE BODY SNATCHER is back – and ready to pick up where he left off.
Dillian Whyte returns to the ring for the first time since July when he beat Oscar Rivas to take the WBC interim heavyweight title, but has lost his mandatory status whilst bigwigs investigate an ‘adverse finding’ in a drugs test.
Whyte is set to return to boxing after a four month absenceCredit: PA:Press Association
He returned the sample during the build-up to the Rivas fight, but it has never led to a formal suspension or ban from the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) or Ukad.
Whyte – who won the nations heart during this year’s Celebrity MasterChef – will now resume his career against Mariusz Wach.
The Body Snatcher beat Oscar Rivas in JulyCredit: Reuters
When is Whyte vs Wach?
THE fight will be on the undercard of Ruiz Jr vs Joshua 2.
It will take place at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia.
Fight night, which already features Alexander Povetkin and Filip Hrgovic, is set for Saturday, December 7.
Although the exact time of the bout isn’t set in stone, expect it sometime from 9pm GMT.
Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
THIS bout is part of a pay-per-view evening of boxing entertainment from Diriyah.
It is being shown exclusively live in the UK on Sky Sports Box Office.
Buy the blockbuster evening for £24.95 via the Box Office website or by hitting Box Office on your Sky remote.
Streaming will also be available through the Sky Sports Box Office app and the website for those of you who want to watch that way.
Here on SunSport we’ll be running a dedicated AJ vs Ruiz Jr blog throughout Saturday and into the early hours.
Who else is fighting on the card?
THE card isn’t yet fully finalised for the huge night on December 7.
Currently, the running order looks like this:
- Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua (WBA Super, IBF, WBO, IBO world heavyweight titles)
- Dillian Whyte vs Mariusz Wach (WBC interim heavyweight title)
- Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter (heavyweight)
- Filip Hrgovic vs Eric Molina (WBC international heavyweight title)
- Mahammadrasul Majidov vs Tom Little (heavyweight)
- Diego Pacheco vs TBA
- Ivan ‘Hopey’ Price vs TBA
What they said
Dillian Whyte: “I’m delighted to be fighting in Saudi Arabia against Mariusz Wach. He’s probably got one of the best chins in the heavyweight division.
“I have been training and working hard to fight so it’s great to get a date and it’s very exciting for me to be fighting somewhere different like Saudi Arabia.
“I want to fight in different places and different settings and this card has the biggest heavyweight fight on it that we have seen in years.
“I’m just going to keep chasing the world titles, so if I keep winning then I hope to land that world title shot in 2020, that’s the plan for December 7.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
