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      Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for huge O2 heavyweight fight

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      DILLIAN WHYTE returns to the ring on Halloween weekend in a corker of a clash with former Tyson Fury foe Otto Wallin. Whyte bounced back from his KO loss to Alexander Povetkin last year by beating the Russian an emphatic fashion earlier this year in Gibraltar.
      Dillian Whyte beat Alexander Povetkin by KO back in MarchCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Wallin won a decision over ex-Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder opponent Dominic Breazeale back in February.
      But the Swede is best known for giving Fury one of the toughest fights of his career and opening up a huge cut over his right eye two years ago.
      Whyte has angled for a fight with Fury himself for some time, with the winner set to face whoever comes out on top of the Gypsy King’s showdown with Deontay Wilder this weekend.
      When is Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin?

      Dillian Whyte’s heavyweight clash with Otto Wallin is set to go ahead on October 30.
      The fight will take place at London’s O2 Arena, where Whyte is a hugely popular figure.
      There will be close to 20,000 fans in attendance at the fight.
      The main event is expected to get going at around 10.30pm UK time.

      What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

      Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
      To subscribe to DAZN, you have to create an account which will set you back £7.99 a month.
      The fight will be Whyte’s first on DAZN in the UK since Matchroom switched broadcasters from Sky to the streaming service.
      Coverage of the card will begin at 7pm UK time.
      You can expect Whyte to make his ring-walk at around 10.15pm.

      Whyte vs Wallin current card

      Dillian Whyte vs. Otto Wallin
      Chantelle Cameron vs. Mary McGree
      Alen Babic vs. Lucas Browne

      Remaining fights TBC
      Otto Wallin should prove to be a tough opponent for Dillian WhyteCredit: Getty – Contributor

      What has been said?
      “He’s kind of a brawler but he can box a little bit too,” revealed Wallin has said.
      “He’s got a good left hook and he’s a good body puncher so those are things I’ve got to be aware of.
      “I think that in the long run it takes a toll to have hard fights like that. He’s been knocked out twice and he’s taken a lot of punishment and he’s been hurt in different fights.”
      Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn said: “As long as Dillian beats Otto Wallin, then Whyte is mandatory for the winner of that fight immediately.
      “There is no reason not to do it. Dillian, who 100 per cent would have wanted AJ to win, because he’s not like that.
      “He now sits there as probably a cast-iron mandatory challenger to the winner of Wilder-Fury.”
      Who is Otto Wallin?
      Wallin burst onto the scene when he fought Tyson Fury in September 2019.
      The Swede was supposed to be an easy touch for Fury, who was preparing for his rematch with Deontay Wilder.
      But their fight turned into a nightmare for Fury, who was cut open by one of Wallin’s left hooks in the fourth round.
      The cut required extensive attention throughout the fight and 47 stitches after the bout was finished.
      Tyson Fury’s cut required 47 stitches after his fight with Otto WallinCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      It also became a possibility that the fight could’ve been stopped due to the cut’s severity, making it a TKO victory for Wallin.
      But Fury hung on and secured a tight win on the judges’ scorecards.
      Since then, Wallin has bounced back with two wins, one of which came against Breazeale in February of this year. More

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      Tyson Fury’s ex-coach reveals how he got up from brutal Deontay Wilder knockdown and his clever tactics during fight

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      TYSON FURY’S former trainer has revealed the tiny detail which enabled him to get up from the hard knockdown against Deontay Wilder.The Gypsy King looked set to finish the American off in the fourth round after dropping him in the third with a huge right hand followed by an uppercut.
      Tyson Fury picked himself off the canvas twice in the fourth round to retain his WBC title
      Ben Davison has revealed the small adjustment Fury made to reduce the impact of the shotCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      But Wilder came storming back to drop Fury twice in the fourth, the first of which was the result of a huge right hand to the temple that left the Brit jelly-legged before he fell to the canvas.
      Fury then somehow got back to his feet and, despite being floored again in the final seconds of the round, stormed back to knock Wilder out and retain his WBC heavyweight title.
      And Ben Davison, who trained Fury for the first fight with Wilder which ended in a controversial draw, believes the fact that he tucked his chin in prior to the shot landing allowed him to get back up.
      Speaking on Twitter, he said: “The instinct and timing to brace upon the impact and only give his forehead, tucking his chin down was the key to being able get up!”
      Fury went on to knock Wilder out in the 11th round with a hard right hand of his own, meaning he has now stopped the American in each of their last two fights.
      Yet despite Fury putting a conclusive stamp on the end of the Wilder trilogy, Davison still does not believe it was his best performance.

      He told iFL TV : “I don’t think fundamentally and tactically it was the best performance from Tyson. However, in terms of character, determination, mental fortitude all these kinds of things it was a top top performance.
      “Everybody knows he’s got that in him he’s showed that time and time again. That’s why he’s still undefeated. He’s so versatile, he made adjustments throughout the fight, remained up tall.
      “He was getting clipped on the end of right hands but started getting underneath the right hands which allowed him to get close then fight inside of Deontay Wilder where he was dominating.”
      Fury has now returned to the UK as he prepares to enjoy some time at home with his family.
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      He is expected to return to the ring in the early part of 2022 and could face WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte providing he beats Otto Wallin on October 30.
      Meanwhile, Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has insisted the American has no desire to hang up his gloves.
      But the hard-hitting Alabama fighter suffered a broken finger during the Fury fight and so will rest up until he is physically and mentally prepared to resume training. More

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      Tony DeMarco dead at 89: Iconic boxer passes away as flags are flown at half-mast in his memory

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      ICONIC boxing Hall of Famer Tony DeMarco passed away at 89 with flags flying at half-mast in his memory.The former welterweight champion died on Monday in Boston.
      Former welterweight champion Tony DeMarco passed away on MondayCredit: Getty
      Tony DeMarco was nicknamed the Boston Bomber
      Born to Sicilian immigrants from Sciacca, DeMarco grew up in the North End neighbourhood of Boston.
      Director of the International Boxing Hall of Fame Edward Brophy said in a statement: “Tony DeMarco was one of the standout stars of the Golden 50s and provided so many thrilling moments during his legendary career.
      “The Hall of Fame offers our condolences to his family and joins the boxing world in mourning his passing.”
      The International Boxing Hall of Fame flew its flags at half-mast in his memory.
      Turning pro in 1948 at the age of 16, DeMarco defeated many of the top lightweights and welterweights from that time, including Paddy DeMarco, Teddy “Red Top” Davis, Chris Christensen and Pat Manzi.
      Nicknamed Boston Bomber, DeMarco’s most significant accomplishment came in 1955 when he defeated Johnny Saxton for the welterweight title.

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      His most memorable moments came in his brawls with Carmen Basilio.
      DeMarco retired in 1962 with a record of 58-12-1 (33 KOs) and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.
      In 2012, a bronze statue depicting DeMarco throwing a left hook was unveiled in the North End neighborhood of Boston.
      De Marco told the crowd honouring him that day: “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that all of this would happen to me.” More

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      UFC chief Dana White explains why Tyson Fury fight against Deontay Wilder was ‘exactly what sport of boxing needed’

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      UFC president Dana White believes Tyson Fury’s trilogy epic fight with Deontay Wilder was exactly what ‘boxing needed’.The bitter heavyweight rivals went to war for a third time in Las Vegas last weekend and turned in one of the best fights in the recent history of the division.
      Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder put on a heavyweight fight for the ages last weekendCredit: Getty
      Fury closed the book on his rivalry with the American with an 11th-round knockoutCredit: GETTY
      UFC president Dana White was blown away by the back-and-forth boutCredit: GETTY
      Fan favourite Fury closed the book on his rivalry with the American with a brutal 11th-round stoppage following an incredible back and forth, which blew away White.
      He said: “I thought it was awesome. I think that the heavyweight fight that happened on Saturday.
      “And let me just tell you this. First, going into it, my thought process was, ‘For what, why?’ You know what I mean?
      “Joshua just got beat, and yeah why … you know why? Because boxing needed that. Boxing needed that fight.
      “It was an incredible heavyweight fight. I thought both guys fought their asses off.
      “And for Fury to come in at 277lbs and you know fight the way that he fought. Get knocked down, get back up and keep fighting.

      “It was just, it was exactly what boxing needed. So, glad it happened and congratulations to both of them, everybody involved and the sport of boxing.”
      Fury’s second successive victory over Wilder has put him on course to become undisputed heavyweight champion.
      And his old man, John, wants him to snub a potential Battle of Britain with Dillian Whyte to become the sole ruler of the division.
      He told talkSPORT: “Would Dillian Whyte deal with Deontay Wilder? No.
      “So why would I want to put him in there with my son and get him knocked out?
      “At the end of the day, he just got knocked out by a 42-year-old [Alexander Povetkin].
      “Tyson can’t get up for them kind of fights. He wouldn’t be able to raise his game because it’s not big enough.
      John Fury wants his son to go for the undisputed heavyweight titleCredit: REUTERS
      “And he goes in there with a lacklustre attitude and you don’t see the best Tyson Fury.
      “You only see the best of Tyson when he’s against the best.
      “A challenge like he had and he’s in a great fight. For me, I’ve told him, ‘Usyk or don’t bother.'”

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      Usyk’s promoter says he ‘didn’t see anything really special’ in Tyson Fury’s epic trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder

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      OLEKSANDR USYK’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk wasn’t impressed by Tyson Fury’s epic heavyweight clash with Deontay Wilder.Fury and Wilder, 33 and 35 respectively, put on one of the greatest heavyweight fights in recent history in their Las Vegas trilogy fight last weekend.
      Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder put on an epic fight in their Las Vegas trilogyCredit: GETTP
      Fury came out the contest victorious courtesy of a stunning 11th-round KOCredit: AFP
      But Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassuyk wasn’t impressed by the fightCredit: INSTAGRAM@ALEX.KRASSUYK
      The Gypsy King retained his WBC title with a stunning 11th-round KO, but the epic back-and-forth didn’t impress Krassyuk.
      During an appearance on talkSPORT, the Ukrainian said: “The fight we saw on Saturday night [Fury vs Wilder] was not an impressive one.
      “As a fight, it was a huge performance. But as a boxing match, it didn’t look like [one].
      “There were two warriors trying to hit each other with anything they could just to kill each other.”
      Krassuyk reckons the third instalment of Fury vs Wilder didn’t show anywhere near the amount of skill and technique displayed in Usyk’s dethroning of Anthony Joshua last month.
      He continued: “But on the boxing side and technical side, I didn’t see anything really special from both fighters.”

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      WBC champ Fury has until November 6 to hash out a deal to face Usyk for the undisputed title before he’s forced to fight the winner of Dillian Whyte’s clash with Otto Wallin.
      And should the pair come together, which is highly unlikely as Usyk is contractually obliged to rematch Joshua, Krassuyk is confident his man will come out on top.
      He said: “I consider Usyk’s chances to be pretty high if he uses his boxing IQ and the way he used to box with AJ.”
      Fury’s dad, John, is eager for him to snub a potential Battle of Britain with Whyte and do everything he can to become the undisputed ruler of the heavyweight division.

      He told talkSPORT: “Would Dillian Whyte deal with Deontay Wilder? No.
      “So why would I want to put him in there with my son and get him knocked out?
      “At the end of the day, he just got knocked out by a 42-year-old [Alexander Povetkin].
      “Tyson can’t get up for them kind of fights. He wouldn’t be able to raise his game because it’s not big enough.
      Tyson Fury’s dad wants him to face unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr UsykCredit: GETTY
      “And he goes in there with a lacklustre attitude and you don’t see the best Tyson Fury.
      “You only see the best of Tyson when he’s against the best.
      “A challenge like he had and he’s in a great fight. For me, I’ve told him, ‘Usyk or don’t bother.'”

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      David Haye calls out Tyson Fury again for fight and would only come back to boxing to face ‘No1 heavyweight on planet’

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      DAVID HAYE has called out Tyson Fury for a fight AGAIN and says he’ll only return to boxing to face the ‘No1 heavyweight on the planet’.The 40-year-old predicted Deontay Wilder would beat Fury on Saturday and reclaim his WBC and Ring magazine titles.
      Haye hasn’t had a professional boxing fight since 2018Credit: GETTY IMAGES
      Fury looks likely to face Whyte in December should his fellow Brit beat Otto Wallin on October 30Credit: GETTY IMAGES
      Haye’s prediction almost came in as Wilder knocked Fury down TWICE in round four.
      But the Gypsy King recovered and finished the fight in round 11 with a devastating knockout.
      Haye says he’s ‘100 per cent serious’ about fighting Fury, despite not stepping inside a boxing ring professionally since 2018.
      He told iFL TV: “I’m 100 per cent serious. I’ve said that the only person I’d put my body through a come back for would be for the number one heavyweight on the planet.
      “There’s no reason why I’d punish myself and do what I need to do to put myself in a position to give myself any time of chance if it isn’t for the big one.
      “It doesn’t get any bigger than that. I’d be like a 1000/1 underdog, for good reason.

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      “Hopefully when team Fury crunch the numbers… something’s going to happen in the next two months when they’re going to be looking for an opponent. I know how big time boxing works.
      “When he works out what money is generated with a Hayemaker fight vs any of the other options, although on paper they may be more respectable… he knows it’s out there.”
      The two Brits were set to fight back in 2013, but Haye pulled out with a week to go due after receiving a cut during sparring.
      The fight was rescheduled for 2014, but the ex-champion withdrew with a shoulder injury.
      Haye is hoping he’s third time lucky, but Fury’s dad John reckons he’d give the Brit a run for his money instead.
      He told talkSPORT: “I’d give him a run for his money. He’s finished! He’s finished.

      ““He’s lived the high life, his bones are like a china pot – they’re brittle – and at the end of the day, what’s he done when there’s been a lot of good contenders? Work like a Blackpool donkey to get a shot at the title.
      “Dillian Whyte has been waiting five years! Why should David Haye get a shot? What’s he done? Other than a ballet dancing competition with his mate.
      “He’s just a fool and you know what happens to fools, don’t ya? They get hit by brick walls.”
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      Tyson Fury suspended and banned from ring return after brutal Deontay Wilder fight as he returns to UK with family

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      TYSON FURY has been handed a medical suspension following his sensational victory over Deontay Wilder.The Wythenshawe warrior retained his WBC heavyweight title in an epic Las Vegas trilogy fight courtesy of a stunning 11th-round knockout.
      Tyson Fury retained his WBC and Ring heavyweight titles in a Las Vegas thriller with Deontay WilderCredit: POLARIS
      The Brit stopped the American in the 11th round to register his first ever title defenceCredit: GETTY
      But the Nevada State Athletic Commission have handed The Gypsy King a 45-day medical suspensionCredit: POLARIS
      But the former lineal heavyweight champ had to battle through adversity to register his first-ever title defence.
      Fury, 33, was dropped twice in the fourth round and took several more of Wilder’s devastating right hands in the ensuing rounds.
      And as a precaution, the Nevada State Athletic Commission have given him a standard 45-day suspension.
      Former WBC champ Wilder, meanwhile, has been handed a six-month suspension by the NSAC.
      The Bronze Bomber is now ineligible to compete until April 8, although he could return earlier than that if he receives medical clearance.
      A swift return to the ring, however, is unlikely as the American broke his hand in the Sin City showdown and will undergo surgery next week.

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      The Olympian’s co-manager Shelly Finkel revealed to SunSport: “Deontay broke his right hand behind the third knuckle and he has to have that fixed next week.
      “He has to have surgery, the knuckle is OK, it’s the bone behind the knuckle that broke.
      “He’s sore but he was OK, he was home yesterday.
      “He’s healing and at this point, if everything is OK, after the hand surgery he’ll probably look to enter the ring mid next year, like April or May.”
      Fury’s next outing could very well be a long-awaited grudge match with fellow Brit Dillian Whyte, who will finally bag his crack at heavyweight gold if he beats Swedish slugger Otto Wallin later this month.
      Deontay broke his right hand behind the third knuckle and he has to have that fixed next weekDeontay Wilder’s Co-Manager Shelly Finkel
      But The Gypsy King’s old man wants him to go all out for an undisputed heavyweight title fight with newly-crowned unified champ Oleksandr Usyk.
      During an appearance on talkSPORT, John Fury asked: “Would Dillian Whyte deal with Deontay Wilder? No.
      “So why would I want to put him in there with my son and get him knocked out?
      “At the end of the day, he just got knocked out by a 42-year-old [Alexander Povetkin].
      “Tyson can’t get up for them kind of fights. He wouldn’t be able to raise his game because it’s not big enough.

      Tyson Fury celebrates his defence of the WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titlesCredit: GETTY
      “And he goes in there with a lacklustre attitude and you don’t see the best Tyson Fury.
      “You only see the best of Tyson when he’s against the best.
      “A challenge like he had and he’s in a great fight. For me, I’ve told him, ‘Usyk or don’t bother.'”

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      Deontay Wilder ‘looked a beaten man’ and could retire from boxing, says Barry Hearn after brutal Tyson Fury battering

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      BARRY HEARN believes Deontay Wilder ‘looked a beaten man’ and could retire from boxing after his second loss to Tyson Fury in Las Vegas.Fury put an end to his rivalry with Wilder in emphatic fashion on Saturday, knocking the American out in the 11th round to retain his WBC and Ring magazine titles.
      Hearn thinks Wilder might not fight againCredit: PA
      Fury knocked Wilder out in round 11Credit: AP
      Wilder refused to show respect to Fury after the fightCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      Wilder did, however, put in his best performance out of the trilogy and scored two knockdowns in round four – but was unable to finish the Gypsy King off.
      And Hearn – father of Mathroom Sport’s main man Eddie – believes it could be the last time Wilder is seen in the ring.
      He told Boxing Social: “Some fight, some fight. It might be the last time we see Deontay Wilder out there.
      “He looked a beaten man mentally and physically on the night, and subsequently the way he’s been talking.
      “It was a comprehensive demolition job by Tyson.
      “I think most of us predicted a win for Tyson Fury but didn’t perhaps see the drama we were going to get. It was a great fight for heavyweight boxing.

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      “A great fight for Tyson Fury who seems to be so confident he could walk through walls at the moment.”
      Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott says the 35-year-old ‘doesn’t have to fight again’ having secured his family’s financial future.
      But he insists retiring is not in Wilder’s plans.
      Scott said: “Deontay has set his family financially secure so he doesn’t have to fight to make a living.
      “But retiring is not in his plans at all and not something we’ve discussed.”
      Wilder is eyeing a May 2022 return once he has recovered from emergency surgery on his broken hand.
      The return date being looked at would fall a month after Wilder’s Nevada State Athletic Commission ban is up.
      The NSAC have suspended Wilder from competing until April 8 and he must get medical clearance to step back in the ring.
      Fury’s next opponent could be the WBC mandatory title challenger Dillian Whyte.
      But first, the Brit has to get past Otto Wallin on October 30.

      Should Whyte win, the two Brits could fight in December, in what Eddie Hearn says will be a ‘massive event’.
      Hearn Junior – who manages Whyte – told iFL TV: “If Dillian gets the job done at the O2, then we get a massive fight between two Brits for the WBC and Ring magazine titles.
      “I don’t see why Tyson wouldn’t want to fight Dillian Whyte. It’s a huge payday and massive event.”
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