Dillian Whyte v Alexander Povetkin 2 date: When will rematch be held? Could Whyte face Tyson Fury instead?

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The rematch between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin has been rescheduled and is now set to be one of the first major fights in 2021.

The two were set to meet again in November following Povetkin’s stunning win over the summer but the Russian tested positive for coronavirus ahead of their clash and it had to be called off.

Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin will meet in their rematch on November 21Mark Robinson/Matchroom

Back in August, Whyte controlled their clash for the first four rounds but was then caught by a sickening blow from Povetkin at the start of the fifth. The Brixton native hit the deck out cold in an incredible turn around.

Whyte had wanted to avenge that loss before the end of the year but Povetkin had to go into self-isolation having contracted COVID-19.

Following that news, boxing supremo Eddie Hearn offered Tyson Fury the chance to fight Whyte as a replacement but the WBC champion’s promoter, Frank Warren, has ruled that out.

Whyte is now set to wait for Povetkin rather than take on anyone else and so here’s what we know about when the rematch could take place…

Whyte vs Povetkin 2: Date and time

These two went head-to-head on August 22 at the Matchroom HQ as Povetkin claimed his stunning win.

They were set to meet again in a 12-round heavyweight contest on Saturday, November 21 at Wembley Arena in London but that date had to scrapped.

With no other fights on the horizon, Whyte is prepared to wait for the WBC interim heavyweight champion and a new date is being pencilled in for Saturday, January 30, 2021.

Alexander Povetkin knocked Dillian Whyte out cold in the fifth round of their first fightMark Robinson/Matchroom

Whyte vs Povetkin 2: What has been said?

Eddie Hearn had teased Whyte facing Fury after Povetkin’s withdrawal but the Gypsy King’s promoter, Warren, has ruled out the idea of Whyte facing the ‘Gypsy King’.

He told talkSPORT: “Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Dillian Whyte get absolutely poleaxed in his last fight?

“At that time, he was the mandatory challenger to Tyson, he kept going on about it, he was going to sue everybody. Then stupidly, they put him in with Povetkin and he poleaxed him.

That’s it, he’s lost his chance. We don’t need him. What is in it for us?”