The boxing world in shock as Dillain Whyte got knocked out by Alexander Povetkin in a shocking encounter.

 

Dillian Whyte suffered shock KO against Alexander Povetkin

Dillian Whyte was knocked out cold by Alexander Povetkin, with the Russian completely halting the World title plans of Whyte in an audacious manner.

Whyte had completely controlled the fight, downing his opponent twice, but was smashed by a left uppercut in the fifth round that ended his hopes in a flash.

A victory for The 32-year-old would have made him a mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight championship which was finally enforced after a 1000-day wait with a win at Fight Camp, but became the victim of a stunning come-from-behind victory.

The pathway now seems clear for Fury and Anthony Joshua to decide the undisputed heavyweight title – they had already agreed financial terms to two meetings in 2021.

Whyte’s Frustrating wait for a first ever World-title would continue.

Dillian Whyte was careful the way he throwed his punches working keenly behind his jabs obviously careful of Povetkin’s ablement to quickyly throw his punches as he did against Anthony Joshua. But he began to sink in punches in the second round.

Povetkin’s corner-men seemed troubled as early as after the second round and, shortly after, the veteran Russian was rocked by a left-right combo from Whyte.

Povetkin was a 2004 Olympic gold medallist before Whyte had started with the sport but, by the third, the Brit was comprehensively out-boxing him. Whyte’s jab was accurate but his body punching was keeping Povetkin at bay.

The fourth round was where Whyte completely took over, twice knocking Povetkin down. The first came from a left hook to the temple, the second with a crunching left uppercut.

But the fight quickly ended in the fifth round after Povetkin landed a colossal uppercut – Whyte landed flat on his back and without any hesitation, the referee called a halt to the match.