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Heavyweight WBC title eliminator: Dillian Whyte [27-1] v Alexander Povetkin [35-2-1]
Result: Alexander Povetkin via knockout Round 5
Wrap - What a devastating loss for Dillian Whyte who was in complete control. Povetkin can never be written off and has now positioned himself back into the title picture and a potential fight with the winner of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder III.
Note: Eddie Hearn confirmed after the fight that Dilian Whyte has an immediate rematch clause and will likely make that fight for the end of the year.
Round 5 - OMG! Povetkin lands a huge left uppercut and has knocked Whyte out cold!!! That was crazy. Povetkin just walked forward and threw a haymaking uppercut and it went right through Whyte's defence. Wow! Just wow! Whyte can't believe it ... his career takes a massive dip now when he was on the verge of a world title shot.
Round 4 - Povetkin opens with the jab but Whyte lands a counter right then a left hook and drops Povetkin. Eight count from the referee. Povetkin recovers quickly and lands a nice jab and a heavy shot to Whyte's body. Jab lands for Whyte and another stiff one rocks Povetkin's head back. Povetkin stalking Whyte but he walks into a huge uppercut and is down again! He is back up as the round ends. Whyte 10-7.
Round 3 - Whyte doubles up on the jab to open the round. Povetkin to the body but Whyte rocks him with a right hook. Povetkin recovers quickly and lands a heavy right himself. Double jab lands for Whyte but Povetkin counters with a straight right hand. Povetkin works to the body nicely. Jab lands for Whyte and a lead left hook. Whyte rips a one-two to the body of Povetkin as the round ends. Whyte in control. Whyte 10-9
Round 2 - Hard left to the body lands for Whyte. Nice jab to the body lands for Whyte and he rips another one. Double jab lands for Whyte. Jab lands for Whyte and he rips another left to the body and lands. Whyte doubles up on the jab as Povetkin goes to the body then whiffs on a right. Jab lands for Whyte. Heavy right hook from Povetkin is blocked by Whyte. Whyte 10-9.
Round 1 - Okay here we go - heavyweight boxing is back baby! This should be a cracker. Whyte looks in as good a shape as I have seen him. Povetkin takes the centre of the ring. Nothing thrown through 20 seconds. Povetkin wings on a overhand right and misses. Body work for Povetkin as he lands two left hooks. Double jab for Povetkin but Whyte counters with one of his own. Povetkin works the body again. Povetkin really working the body early doors. Whyte lands a lead left hook, but it's blocked. Jab from Povetkin lands. Nice hook to the body lands for Whyte to end the round. Povetkin 10-9.
9:56am - 'The Bodysnatcher' coming out to the Jaws theme .... followed by ACDC's Back in Black.
9:55am - Whyte makes his entrance wearing a shirt that says "Maximum Violence" .... he is certainly capable of inflicting that.
9:54am - Povetkin walking out to a true Russian banger ....... quite the tune.
9:50am - Povetkin will be out first as a fairly extravagant fireworks display lights up the Brentwood sky.
9:46am - The broadcast going through the pre-match promos - shouldn't be too far away from ring walks.
9:39am - Whyte is looking to extend his five-year, 11-fight win streak, which included a decision win over Kiwi slugger Joseph Parker in 2018.
Povetkin rebounded from his 2018 stoppage loss at the hands of Joshua with a dominant decision win over Hughie Fury, but fought to a split draw against highly-rated American boxer Michael Hunter.
9:34am - Okay - closing in on the main event now - about 10 minutes away.
Undisputed women's lightweight title - Katie Taylor (c) [15-0] v Delfine Persoon [44-2]
Result - Katie Taylor via unanimous decision [98-93, 96-94x2]
Wrap - I have no issue with that decision - there were thrr or four super close rounds that I scored for Persoon that could have gone the other way.
Round 10 - Final round. Persoon works the body nicely. Taylor with a one-two and then a counter left hook. Taylor avoids a swinging left hook but gets nailed with a big right. Taylor counters with a right to the body. Left hook lands for Taylor but Persoon lands a bug left hook. Straight left lands for Persoon and a short left hook. Taylor lands a right hand as an exciting fight comes to an end. Persoon 10-9. Newshub scores the fight 85-85 but it could go either way.
Round 9 - I have the fight even heading into the final two rounds. Taylor with a step in right hand lands hard. Counter left lands for Persoon. Taylor with a jab and aquick, crisp right hand. Taylor lands a left hook and backs away. Persoon whiffs on a right hook - ugly. Short left hook lands for Taylor but she gets countered with a right. Left hook again for Taylor as the round ends. Taylor 10-9.
Round 8 - Persoon staying aggressive but she cops a big right from Taylor. Persoon throws a barrage of shots at Taylor and lands a few. Right hand lands for Persoon and Taylor backs up. Persoon stalking the champion and lands a hard inside left uppercut. Left hook lands for Persoon - that's her round. Persoon 10-9.
Round 7 - Stiff jab lands for Taylor and she avoids the counter from Persoon. Big combo lands for Taylor as she makes Persoon miss again. One-two lands for Taylor. Left hook lands for Taylor, Persoon landed in that exchange aswell. Body work from Taylor, but Persoon fires back with a hard straight right. Taylor 10-9.
Round 6 - Halfway through the fight - this is super close. Lead left hoom lands for Taylor, but Persoon lands a nice one-two to the chin. Body shot lands for Persoon and a left hook. Taylor lands a step off left hook counter but Persoon is relentless with her pressure, Taylor goes to the body and lands. Heavy left hook lands for Taylor but probably not enough to win the round. Persoon 10-9.
Round 5 - Jab lands for Taylor and she follows with two left hooks to the body. Persoon swings and misses on a right hand. Taylor lands a lead left hook. Body shot lands for Persoon but Taylor counters with a heavy left. Jab lands for Taylor and a nice shot to the body. Left hook lands for Taylor but Persoon lands a big right hook. She is making the fight a brawl. Taylor 10-9.
Round 4 - Persoon whiffs on a right and Taylor lands a lovely one-two. Taylor lands a heavy right hand but Persoon returns fire. Persoon lands two hooks to the body as Taylor whiffs on a jab. Taylor lands a lovely hard right hand. Taylor avoids two big shots from Persoon and counters with a heavy right hook to end the round. Taylor 10-9.
Round 3 - Persoon left eye is in bad shape. Persoon rips away to Taylor's body in the clinch. Taylor with a stiff jab but countered with a bif right hand from Persoon. Overhand right lands for Persoon and Taylor backs up. Taylor works the body, but she is struggling with Persoon's pressure. Right hand lands for Taylor but Pearson counters with a jab as the round ends. Close round. Persoon 10-9.
Round 2 - Lovely right lands for Persoon but Taylor counters with a one-two to the body. Jab lands for Persoon but Taylor counters with a right. Left hook counter lands for Taylor. Persoon trying to make this ugly, but she has a massive mouse under her right eye. Taylor lands a nice combo as the round ends. Taylor 10-9.
Round 1 - Here we go - 10 rounds of world championship boxing. Persoon looking to dictate terms early. Taylor lands a stiff jab that stuns Persoon a bit. Persoon walking forward, but Taylor doing a great job with counter shots. Left hook lands for Persoon but she whiffs on an ugly right hook. Persoon with a ton of pressure but Taylor staying calm. Really tough to score that but Persoon gets the nod on aggression. Persoon 10-9.
8:56am - Ring introductions underway for this exciting world title bout.
8:34am - These two ladies put on a clinic last year in New York on the Joshua v Ruiz Jr undercard. Taylor got the nod via a controversial decision so this rematch is well warranted. Taylor is the undisputed champion of the division, holding the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine titles.
8:32am - Next up we have the co-main event between two of the best female boxers on the planet - Katie Taylor v Delfine Persoon.
WBO Global Welterweight Title - Luther Clay (c) [13-1] v Chris Kongo [11-0]
Result: Chris Kongo via knockout - Round 9
Round 9 - Clay lands a nice overhand but Kongo rolled with the punch. More body work for Clay. Clay on the hunt but he walks into a big left hook and he's hurt, Kongo attacks Clay who is on rubber legs. Uppercut lands for Kongo and a big left .... Clay swings for the fences but can't connect. Kongo backs off as Clay starts to recover. Big right lands for Kongo and a huge left drops Clay and the referee waves off the fight.
Round 8 - Three to go and on my card Clay needs all three. Kongo moving well again lands a nice jab to open the round. Clay moving forward and throws a lovely body shot. Kongo hurt with a heavy body shot from Clay. Clay lands a nice uppercut in the clinch. Kongo whiffs on a big right, but he lands a counter left to the chin. Triple jab lands for Kongo. Clay 10-9 but that was another close one.
Round 7 - Clay on the Hunt as he looks to catch up on the perceived scorecard. Double jab lands for Clay and a nice body shot. Kongo slowing down a bit. Clay lands a couple nice hooks on the inside. Lead left hook lands for Clay and a nice right to end his best round. Clay 10-9.
Round 6 - Clay looks to have recovered well. Kongo whifs on an overhand right, but Clay lands a stinging left hook. Double jab lands for Kongo. Right down the middle lands for Kongo. Big uppercut just misses for Kongo. Clay lands a lovely left hook to the body, but he gets lit up by a triple jab from Kongo. Close again but I'll give that one to Clay 10-9.
Round 5 - Kongo lands a nice jab on an advancing Clay. Big right lands for Clay - that's his best shot of the fight so far. Left to the body lands for Kongo and a big right to the chin. Left hook hurts Clay and Kongo is looking to finish. Kongo unleashing on a stunned Clay, who grabs hold of Kongo. Lead left lands for Kongo, but he gets countered with a big right from Clay. Clay has his feet back as the round comes to an end. Kongo 10-8.
Round 4 - Nice offensive explosion from Clay to open the round as he backs Kongo up. Right hand lands for Kongo but Clay eats it. Clay lands nicely to the body. Lead left hook to the jaw lands cleanly for Kongo. Kongo whifs on a big right hand. Clay counters with a left hook, but gets sconed with a right by Kongo. Clay avoids the double jab as the round ends. Clay 10-9, but it's super close.
Round 3 - Clay on the move now looking to pressure Kongo. They exchange hooks to the body. Kongo lands a double jab. Two stiff jabs land for Kongo and a counter left hook. Clay hooks to the body nicely but gets cracked with a short right from Kongo. Counter left hook lands for Kongo. Clay lands with a one-two. Clay very aggressive and lands to the body. Stiff one-two down the middle lands for Kongo. Close again. Kongo 10-9.
Round 2 - Kongo's jab is sensational ... so quick and crisp. Clay doing some great work on the inside though when he can get past the jab. Kongo lands and uppercut and a nice one-two to the chin. Clay lands to the body again but Kongo counters with a straight right. Lead left hook lands for Kongo - he looks sharp. They exchange hooks but they both miss. Kongo wings a big right hand that Clay avoids. Super close round. Kongo 10-9.
Round 1 - Kongo the aggressor early putting Clay on his backfoot. Kongo showing off a lovely jab to start - he's the much taller fighter. Clay with some nice body work midway through the round, but Kongo's jab was the most effective offence in that round. Kongo 10-9.
7:37am - Next up a welterweight scrap between Luther Clay v Chris Kongo.
7:35am - Dillian Whyte in the house .... Eddie Hearn's house to be precise.
7:30am - Babic looks like a promising prospect. He's pretty wild, but his pressure is heavy and he hits like a hammer. He's a dangerous opponent for any top 15 contender.
Heavyweight - Alen Babic [3-0] v Shawndell Winters [13-3]
Result: Babic via TKO [corner stoppage] - Round 2
Round 2 - Big combo lands for Babic followed by a heavy left hook. Winters counters nicely with a short left. Babic lands a huge right, but he is slowing down. Winters whings on a big right. They clinch and Babic lands a huge right-left hook combo and the Winters corner throws in the towel. Big win for Babic - Joe Parker took five rounds to get Winters outta there.
Round 1 - Babic is a fast starter with three early knockouts in his three fights thus far. Babic comes out swinging on the hunt . Winters catches him coming in with a stiff left hook. Babic low on technique but heavy on pressure. Babic relentless with his pressure. Drops Winters with a big left hook for an eight count. Big right lands for Babic but Winters survives the round. Babic 10-8.
7:13am - Heavyweight - Alen Babic v Shawndell Winters
7:08am - Next up a heavyweight bout between Alen Babic and Shawndell Winters, who lost to Joseph Parker just before the world went into global lockdown because of COVID-19.
Super middleweight - Zak Chelli [7-1] v Jack Cullen [20-2]
Result - Spilt Draw [Chelli 97-93, Cullen 96-94, 95-95]
Wrap - Wow! Have no idea what two of the judges saw. Chelli clearly the better boxer and landed much cleaner shots. Cullen's only saving grace was his jab, but didn't think he landed enough,
Round 10 - Final round and both guys look to leave it all in the ring. Big left hook lands for Chelli and a huge counter right. Chelli swinging for the gences looking for a finish, but Cullen is tough. Chelli did enough to take the round and the fight. Chelli 10-9 and Newshub gives him the fight 98-92.
Round 9 - Chelli unleashed a heavy flurry midway through the round - one shot to the body hurt Cullen. That should be enough to win another round. Chelli 10-9.
Round 8 - Cullen aggressive again, but not landing much. Chelli landed a left uppercut and a powerful right to take that round. Chelli 10-9.
Round 7 - Cullen far more aggresive in that round, but Chelli was happy to throw from the pocked and again his heavier shots looked to have done more damage. Close round but i'd give it to Cullen ... just. Cullen 10-9.
Round 6 - Better round from Cullen, but Chelli still landed the heavier shots. Chelli exploded towards the end of the round with some heavy body shots and a big left hook, which may have edged him the round. Chelli 10-9.
Round 5 - Chelli starting to takeover. Some great body work in that round really and some nice cominations won him the round. Chelli 10-9.
Round 4 - Chelli with a body punch flurry in the middle of the round and an overhand right at the end gave him the nod. The cut is getting worse. Chelli 10-9.
Round 3 - Much more positive round from Cullen. His jab has opened a cut just under Chelli's left eye with his sticking jab. Cullen lande some nice combos there to take the round. Cullen 10-9.
Round 2 - Chelli landed a couple of nice uppercuts in that round. Cullen less effective with hos jab there but they both missed alot. Chelli 10-9.
Round 1 - A action packed round. Kelly looking the bigger puncher, Very close with Cullen throwing out the jab, but i'd have Chelli edging it 10-9.
6:25am - Super middleweight - Zak Chelli [7-1] v Jack Cullen [20-2]
6:14am - Not to far away from the opening fight of the morning - a lovely evening in Brentwood will greet the fighters. It looks fantastic out the back of Eddie Hearnn's pad.
6:06am - Good morning fight fans - great to see heavyweight boxing back in the spotlight today. Four prelim fights before our main event, including a excellent women's lightweight title fighfeaturing two of the very best female fighters on the planet in Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon,
Hello folks and welcome to Newshub's live commentary of the WBC elimination heavyweight fight between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin.
Whyte had already earned a future shot at WBC gold against the winner of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder's trilogy fight, but he put that at risk against a very dangerous veteran.
Povetkin's lost only twice in 38 fights - both against the two best heavyweights of the last decade - Vladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua.
The fight will take place from the Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood - home of promoter Eddie Hearn in his version of UFC's Fight Island.
Whyte is looking to extend his five-year, 11-fight win streak, which included a decision win over Kiwi slugger Joseph Parker in 2018.
Povetkin rebounded from his 2018 stoppage loss at the hands of Joshua with a dominant decision win over Hughie Fury, but fought to a split draw against highly-rated American boxer Michael Hunter.
Card
Heavyweight - Dillian Whyte v Alex Povetkin
Women's lightweight - Katie Taylor v Delfine Persoon
Welterweight - Luther Clay v Chris Kongo
Heavyweight = Alen Bebic v Shawndell Winters
Super middleweight - Jack Cullen v Zak Chelli
