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      Watch Povetkin’s ko punch on Dillian Whyte which ended 1,000-day heavyweight glory dream and silenced Fight Camp

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      HERE is the punch which shattered Dillian Whyte’s 1,000-day dream of being world heavyweight champion.
      It took barely 15 minutes for the Body Snatcher’s hopes to lay in tatters thanks to Alexander Povetkin’s perfect fifth-round upper cut.

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      Alexander Povetkin lands the brutal fifth-round upper cut which sent Dillian Whyte into a different stratosphere

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      Alexander Povetkin prepares to land the punch which floored Dillian Whyte – and possibly the Londoner’s careerCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      The left was known as the Russian’s most powerful shot but the uppercut met Whyte’s head with such power that it knocked him into a different stratosphere.
      It left Brixton’s finest on the canvas and made a mockery of the much-talked about fight camp in Portugal Whyte had put himself through.
      Whyte had hoped for a ‘Battle of Britain’ with Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury but that looks like a mission impossible now.
      But AJ, who suffered his own shock defeat against roly-poly Mexican Andy Rujiz Jr in 2019, had kind words for his beaten old foe afterwards.

      He told BBC 5 Live: “I believe Dillian is a great fighter – it’s just a short blip in his career.”
      Joshua knows all about Povetkin having had his own troubles against the Russian when he got his nose broken in the first round before coming through to win in the seventh.

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      Dillian Whyte is left on the canvas by the stunning fifth-round upper cut from Russian Alexaxder PovetkinCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed there is a clause to set up a rematch with the Russian – and Whyte stormed an interview with him to demand one in December straight after his loss.

      And he was quick to acknowledge that boxing, unlike so many other sports, is so different as one punch can change absolutely everything.
      Hearn told Sky Sports: “There is a rematch clause. The first thing Dillian said to me was, ‘get me that rematch, get me that rematch’.
      “It was a heavy knockdown so he will have to get his rest.
      “But this is the drama of the sport we love and heavyweight boxing – one punch completely changed the fight.”
      That means Whyte can avenge this defeat in December potentially.
      But for now though it gives the 40-year-old Russian the chance to become a major player in the fight world.
      He will no doubt try to take on the likes of Tyson Fury, Joshua and Deontay Wilder over the next two years.
      Fight fans were quick to slam Whyte, who faces huge questions over his ability to take a big punch.

      Tegsy said: “Whyte got owned in his own backyard,not so cocky now!”
      And Tom Rycroft posted: “Whyte knocked into a new dimension…”
      Neil Wright wrote: “Knocked him into the bank holiday weekend.”
      Renowned boxing coach Dominic Ingle had words of sympathy for Whyte.
      He posted: “Sickening for Dillian Whyte tonight, he has come through so much adversity in his career only for this to happen.
      “Criminal the way he was treated as mandatory challenger for the World Title all this time.
      And boxer Anthony Yarde said: “@DillianWhyte keep your head up bro. Look how much you have achieved and will continue to achieve.”
      Titus Crow said: “Lol I just tweeted about a good win against a diminished Povetkin sent..the. Boom! rip the bodysnatcher.”

      “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone…” 🎤Eddie Hearn delivered a boxing themed twist to Bill Withers’ timeless classic in the build-up to tonight’s action! 👀Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin is live on Sky Sports Box Office from 7pm 🍿 pic.twitter.com/kG7URAnM1B
      — Sky Sports (@SkySports) August 22, 2020

      Hearn had taken to the stage pre-fight to give a karaoke blast of Bill Withers’ classic ‘Ain’t no sunshine.”

      “When the punch landed I felt like I was in some dream.” 😮@EddieHearn reacts to Povetkin’s KO against Dillian Whyte
      — Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) August 22, 2020

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      It could have been an epitaph on 32-year-old Whyte’s boxing career.
      Hearn said afterwards it felt “like a dream” when the KO landed.
      But he will now start planning for Whyte’s rematch in December.

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      Tyson Fury’s dad John, 56, furious after ‘bigmouth bum’ Micky Theo fails to show for fight following bizarre online feud

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      TYSON FURY’S dad John was left fuming after “bigmouth bum” Micky Theo failed to show up for their supposed fight. The Gypsy King Snr, 56, had challenged Theo to a brawl following a bizarre online feud in which they traded insults and videos. But John was left proclaiming Theo “couldn’t knock out a w***” after […] More

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      Anthony Joshua will get KO’d like Whyte when he fights Pulev warns Bob Arum as he says ‘London Bridges are falling’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA will get knocked out like Dillian Whyte when he faces Kubrat Pulev as “London bridges are falling”, warned Bob Arum. The Body Snatcher was dismantled by Alexander Povetkin in Eddie Hearn’s back garden on Saturday night. Despite downing his Russian opponent twice, Whyte was stunned in the fifth round by a brutal left […] More

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      Anthony Joshua claims Whyte could have taken out Povetkin in round three but lacked killer instinct to ‘smell blood’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA claims Dillian Whyte should have ‘smelt blood’ and dispatched Alexander Povetkin in the third round – after KOing him twice.
      AJ fears the Body Snatcher lacked the killer instinct needed to get rid of the Russian.

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      Anthony Joshua on Sky Sports as a fight pundit during Dillion Whyte’s shock defeat to Alexander PovetkinCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      The Brixton boxer had put Povetkin down twice in the opening rounds of this WBC interim diamond belt clash.
      But when the Londoner failed to hammer home his advantage in rounds three and four against the dazed Russian, it came back to haunt him.
      Povetkin recovered and unleashed a sledgehammer of a left upper cut which knocked Whyte sparko.
      Joshua, set to face Kubrat Pulev in December, told Sky Sports: “Does Dillian still have that instinct in him?

      “Because the fight was called maximum violence.
      “When he had the opportunity to take him out, I wanted to see that maximum violence.
      “That’s why for me, when I smell blood, I go in there to take someone out, but sometimes you can get caught in the exchange.
      “But at the end of the day, if you leave it a round or two later, as we’ve seen there anything can happen.

      “The tactics go out the window. You’ve just got to remember this is a fight, you’ve got to take the man out and move on to the next.”
      But Joshua had predicted pre-fight that Povetkin would take out the Body Snatcher.

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      Povetkin unleashes on Dillian Whyte in their WBC interim silver belt title fight at BrentwoodCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed AJ had tipped the Russian.
      He said: “He actually, I think, believes that Alexander Povetkin will win on Saturday. I had a conversation with him the other day.
      “This is a massive banana skin fight for Dillian Whyte.”
      AJ himself knows all about coming back from adversity, which Whyte must do now.
      The 2012 Olympic champ suffered a shock defeat to rank outsider Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.
      But he won the rematch in December convincingly.

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      Whyte, 32, will take on 40-year-old Povetkin in December.
      But another defeat will surely spell the end of his career at the top level.
      Povetkin is now the mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury’s WBC belt.

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      Watch Dillian Whyte storm Eddie Hearn interview and demand December rematch with Povetkin after shock knockout

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      DILLIAN WHYTE stormed an Eddie Hearn interview last night to demand a rematch with Alexander Povetkin by December. The Body Snatcher downed the Russian twice in the fourth but was stunned a round later with a brutal uppercut knocking him out. And with it went his WBC No1 contender and mandatory status that he had […] More

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      Inside Manny Pacquiao’s £7m Manila mansion where boxing star had to isolate after partying with coronavirus victim

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      BOXING legend Manny Pacquiao had to be told to self-isolate in his £7million mansion by neighbours after partying with a coronavirus victim.
      Koko Pimentel, a Filipino senator and leading figure in the country’s ruling party, was seen with the 41-year-old at his residence in the Manila borough of Makati.

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      The impressive Manila pad was purchased in 2012

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      Pacquiao shares the home with his wife Jinkee (left) and five children
      The party took place in the early weeks of the pandemic and Pimentel began experiencing symptoms ten days later, taking a test that came back positive.
      Given the illness is thought to carry up to a 14-day incubation period, local residents were worried that Pacquiao could spread it further.
      A letter sent to the eight-division world champion, now also a senator in the Philippines, instructed him and his family to self-isolate.
      Pacquiao’s property on the outskirts of the capital city has been his home since 2012, when he bought it for £7m.

      The amazing mansion, which features a tennis court, pool and large dining room, is also home to his wife Jinkee and their five children.
      The residents’ letter told the boxer: “Many of your colleagues in Senate have been identified to be Covid-19 positive. Therefore, you have to be quarantined at your own house.

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      Many rooms overlook the pool
      “For your own family and household’s safety, please have yourself self quarantined, stay home. No one including any of your household can come out.
      “If you need something, please call the barangay… We can procure things for you and send it to your doorstep.”

      The country initially underwent a month-long lockdown prohibiting mass gatherings and closing non-essential shops.

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      There is plenty of space to get ready in the Pacquiao residency

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      The problems arose after a party guest and fellow politician fell ill

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      Tyson Fury hails Povetkin after shock knockout of Dillian Whyte as Russian stuns Brit with wonder punch at age of 40

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      TYSON FURY took to Twitter to hail 40-year-old Alexander Povetkin after his shock win over Dillian Whyte – and rub the Londoner’s nose in it.
      Whyte’s WBC world heavyweight title hopes went up in smoke as he was left stunned by the Russian’s impressive victory.

      A wonder punch from Povetkin left the Brit on the canvas in only the fifth round in this WBC interim and diamond belt contest, making sure the eight-year age difference counted for nothing against the much younger man.
      And the Gypsy King tweeted an image of the Russian with the words: “40 and proud.”

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      Whyte had talked up meeting Fury or Anthony Joshua after beating Povetkin beforehand.
      The 32-year-old Body Snatcher demanded a rematch after the fight.

      This is set to go ahead in December after his promoter Eddie Hearn revealed there was a clause in the fight with Povetkin.
      Povetkin, meanwhile, now has the opportunity to make a play for big-money bouts with Fury, AJ and Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder over the next two years.

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      Alexander Povetkin hails his stunning victory over Dillian WhyteCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      It was not quite the stunner which made roly-poly Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr a quick millionaire after he KO’d Joshua in 2019.
      But this bad night in Brentwood has certainly left Whyte with a worrying future.

      He had hoped to meet Joshua after staining the Watford man’s career with an early victory.

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      Tyson Fury was quick to have a dig at Dillian Whyte after being knocked out by a man eight years older than him in 40-year-old Povetkin Credit: AFP – Getty
      Joshua, 30, hopes to get a fight this year as he looks to meet Fury in 2021.
      The 32-year-old Mancunian is still set to complete his trilogy with Wilder next year but will also have a warm-up bout this year.

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      He put the 2004 Olympic gold medal winner down twice in the opening two rounds.
      But the Brixton man was floored by the stunning upper cut from the Soviet.
      And Fury could not wait to rub it in.

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