Dillian Whyte and Joe Joyce are set to go head-to-head later this year in a huge British heavyweight contest.
This bout tops the card that Frank Warren has put together, and it’s going to showcase some of the best British talent out there.
Since his defeat to Tyson Fury in April 2022, Whyte has put together three consecutive wins, seeing off Ebenezer Tetteh last time around.
But this will be the biggest bout of his career since losing to the Gypsy King.
Meanwhile, Joyce is looking to rebuild after losing three of his last four professional fights.
Damaging losses to Zhilei Zhang and Derek Chisora have left the 39-year-old’s hopes of making it to a world title fight hanging by a thread.
Elsewhere on the card, Richard Riakporhe takes on Lawrence Okolie, while Team GB’s Delicious Orie will make his Queensbury debut.
Whyte vs Joyce: Date and how to follow
This 12-round all-British heavyweight clash will take place on Saturday, April 5.
It will be held at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester.
Exact times for the ringwalks will follow in due course, but the main event should start at around 10:30pm.
The event will be shown on DAZN after Queensbury struck a deal with the global streaming service.
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Whyte vs Joyce: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Dillian Whyte vs Joe Joyce
- Lawrence Okolie vs Richard Riakporhe
- David Adeleye vs Jeamie Tshikeva
- Delicious Orie vs TBC
Whyte vs Joyce: What has been said?
At the first face-off, Whyte mocked Joyce for being boring.
He said: “Joe Joyce says he’s going to knock me out – we’ll see.
“Joe Joyce is very good at putting people to sleep, but not by knocking them out, because he’s so f****** boring.
“He’s the only man I know who can put coffee to sleep. Boring as f***.
“Great fighter, but he’s a boring guy. So boring.”
And Whyte also wants two more fights after Joyce before calling it a day on his career.
“I want to fight April 5 and then another two times,” he added.
“I need to be busy, because inactivity has killed my career over the last couple of years.
“Fight and then a potential fight and then it’s very hard. I’ve been walking the wilderness in my mind.
“I’ve been training to be mentally sane instead of actually training for a purpose.
“Training to get into shape is completely different to when you have a goal.”