Povetkin vs Whyte II Info
Alexander Povetkin will face the challenge of Dillian Whyte on Saturday 6th March 2021 in the United Kingdom.
The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.
This contest is for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
Povetkin will be defending WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Dillian Whyte in August 2020. He had held this belt for 4 months and 28 days.
Also, on the undercard will be Ted Cheeseman's and James Metcalf's clash for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship, Fabio Wardley's and Eric Molina's clash and Youssef Khoumari's and Kane Baker's clash .
Povetkin vs Whyte II stats
Alexander Povetkin steps into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Dillian Whyte will make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins and 2 loses, with 18 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Povetkin has a slight advantage in power over Whyte, with a 69% knock out percentage over Whyte's 67%.
Alexander Povetkin is the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.
Whyte has a height advantage of 2 inches over Povetkin. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Alexander Povetkin & Dillian Whyte fight out of an orthodox stance.
Povetkin is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Whyte, who’s first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 100 more professional rounds, 260 to Whyte's 160.
Alexander Povetkin goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the RING in the heavyweight division.
Dillian Whyte is currently ranked number 6 by the WBC and 4 by the RING in the heavyweight division.
Povetkin vs Whyte II form
Povetkin has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he beat Dillian Whyte on 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had drawn with Michael Hunter on 7th December 2019 by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had beat Hughie Fury on 31st August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on 22nd September 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.
He had won against David Price on 31st March 2018 by knockout in the 5th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.
Whyte has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he lost to Alexander Povetkin on 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Mariusz Wach on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Oscar Rivas on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Dereck Chisora on 22nd December 2018 by knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had defeated Joseph Parker on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Dillian Whyte has been fighting more than Alexander Povetkin.
Alexander Povetkin last fought 4 months and 28 days ago, while Dillian Whyte's last outing was 4 months and 28 days ago.
Povetkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years 4 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
Whyte's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time does Povetkin vs Whyte II start?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 pm GMT in the United Kingdom, which is 5:00 pm EST or 2:00 pm PST on the West Coast of America.
Who is showing Povetkin vs Whyte II?
Povetkin vs Whyte II will be broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
How do you stream Povetkin vs Whyte II?
You don’t need to be a Sky customer to stream Povetkin vs Whyte II. Sky allow you to stream their pay-per-view cards via the Sky Sports Box Office app for Android or Apple. They also have a web player you can use. You’ll need to sign-up and pay online before logging in.
The whole event costs £19.95.
In the US you can stream Povetkin vs Whyte II via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.
1 month of DAZN is $19.99, while 1 year costs $99.99.
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