Dillian Whyte held a press conference this afternoon as he spoke to promoter Eddie Hearn ahead of this weekend's card. Whyte, the WBC interim champion, was due to face the Swede at the O2 Arena in London on October 30, with the winner going on to potentially face Tyson Fury early next year.
However, the contest will not go ahead due to a shoulder injury suffered by Whyte. Whyte said he was "gutted" after a shoulder injury in sparring forced him to withdraw against Wallin.
Some fans though, accused the WBC mandatory challenger Whyte of faking his injury to force a world title shot against Fury. After pulling out of the fight, Whyte has been given the greenlight to forego facing Wallin, in order to face heavyweight champion Fury - with
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