Dillian Whyte admits the pressure is on not to blow his world title hopes by getting blasted out by Alexander Povetkin. The Brixton heavyweight has been promised a shot at the WBC heavyweight title before the end of February 2021.
Whyte, 32, will miss out on his shot against the winner of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder if he loses to Russian bruiser Povetkin tomorrow night and he is feeling the heat.
He said: “The story of my life has been pressure.“I’ve been under pressure my whole life, it’s just another puzzle and another thing I have to deal with.“There’s a bit more pressure than usual because of obviously what’s in the future, but that’s in the future.“I just focus on now, what’s going on now and who’s in front of me.
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