Who won Whyte vs Franklin?
Dillian Whyte beat Jermaine Franklin by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 26th, 2022, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
The scorecards were announced as 115-115, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley beat Nathan Gorman for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship, Sandy Ryan defeated Anahi Esther Sanchez, and Cheavon Clarke was victorious over Jose Gregorio Ulrich.
Whyte vs Franklin stats
Back in November 2022, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.
Jermaine Franklin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws.
Dillian Whyte was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.
Whyte had a height advantage of 2 inches over Franklin. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin fought out of an orthodox stance.
Whyte was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Franklin, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Franklin's 139.
Dillian Whyte went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Jermaine Franklin was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.
Whyte vs Franklin form
Whyte had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Alexander Povetkin on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Povetkin on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beaten Mariusz Wach on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
He had won against Oscar Rivas on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Franklin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jerry Forrest on July 12, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino, Washington, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Rydell Booker on April 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Craig Lewis on July 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motor City Casino, Michigan.
Before that, he had won against Ed Fountain on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Hollywood Casino, Ohio.
He had defeated Cory Phelps on December 15, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Derby Park Expo, Kentucky.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dillian Whyte had been fighting more than Jermaine Franklin.
Going into this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Jermaine Franklin's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 14 days ago.
Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
Franklin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What time did Whyte vs Franklin start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Whyte vs Franklin?
The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Whyte vs Franklin?
Dillian Whyte was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Jermaine Franklin made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.
