The boxing grapevine has an interesting rumour circulating tonight, revolving around WBC number 9 ranked heavyweight Dillian Whyte (20/1) 15 Knockouts, being the suggested opponent to fight the soon to be #1 contender Bermaine Stiverne (25/2) 21 Knockouts, for a shot at Deontay Wilders title.. Stiverne should have boxed his eliminator last week against Povetkin in Ekaterinburg, before Alexander failed a drug test for the substance Ostarine, when the WBC pulled its sanctioning of the fight, Stiverne saw no reason to fulfil any obligation to box a drug cheat with such little reward.. Victory on Saturday should have brought the winner the interim title and a direct shot at Deontay.. Looking at the top 10 rankings it could be understood how Whyte may be the considered opponent, although he is at number 9, those placed ahead of him have either other obligations or have recently been beaten. Duhaupas and Ruiz lost high profile bouts only a week ago, while Szpilka and Takam have been inactive for 18 months collectively. Pulev recently turning down a shot at the IBF to face an over the hill Samuel Peter.. and with Povetkin's number 1 ranking in jeopardy, Whyte looks the natural choice having recently beaten a highly regarded former title challenger in Derreck Chisora.. Dillian has made no secret of it, that he isn't afraid to face anyone and he's shown that he is enthusiastic to stay busy..
If Dillians recent tweet is to prove fruitful, it could make for an interesting fight..
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