Whyte-Rivas bout now for WBC Interim Title
The World Boxing Council and Matchroom Boxing are delighted to confirm that Saturday’s bout between Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas at The O2 in London, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and the streaming service DAZN in the US, will be contested for the vacant WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship.
The winner of the bout will become Mandatory Challenger for the WBC Heavyweight World Championship, currently held by Deontay Wilder. This bout will be more than likely take place after the rematch of Wilder and Tyson Fury sometime in 2020.
? @DillianWhyte will become WBC mandatory challenger and earn the right to fight the @BronzeBomber v @Tyson_Fury winner – if he beats Oscar Rivas on Sky Sports Box Office this Saturday
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 17, 2019
Whyte (25-1 18 KOs) has been No.1 in the WBC rankings since November 2017 and has overcome all challengers since to blast his way towards a deserved World title shot. ‘The Body Snatcher’, hailing from Brixton in London, put Derek Chisora away in devastating style in his last outing, the pair thrilling the Greenwich crowd in their rematch in December – before icing ‘WAR’ Chisora in the 11th round of their brutal clash.
Rivas (26-0 18 KOs) is yet another dangerous challenger for Whyte to risk his World rankings with, and the Colombian comes into the bout on the back of his biggest win in the paid ranks. Rivas traveled to Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York in January and KO’d former World title challenger Bryant Jennings in the final round of their clash, underlining his dangerous potential to World titlists and fellow contenders.
Matchroom Boxing Promoter Eddie Hearn said in a press release: “I’m very happy that we have reached an agreement with the WBC and this makes Saturday night even more important. Dillian Whyte has faced all comers in reaching his WBC No.1 position and now he stands just one more test away from a shot at the WBC World title – it’s all on the line this Saturday at The O2.”
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