Dillian Whyte vs Ebenezer Tetteh LIVE: UK start time, undercard and how to follow as Body Snatcher fights ex-Daniel Dubois rival
Dillian Whyte will look to continue his climb back towards heavyweight title contention when he faces Ebenezer Tetteh this weekend. ‘The Body Snatcher’ has been absent from the top division’s title picture since failing a pre-fight drugs test before his proposed rematch with Anthony Joshua in August 2023. Whyte is gearing up for a big 2025Getty The fight was cancelled and Whyte was sidelined for a total of 16 months before stopping Christian Hammer in March. The 36-year-old will now return to Gibraltar – where he avenged his loss to Alexander Povetkin with a fourth-round KO win in 2021. His next opponent is Ghanian Tetteh, who holds a record of 23-1 (20 KOs), but his sole defeat came in his only fight outside of Africa. Ironically, it also came at the hands of Whyte’s Brit compatriot Daniel Dubois, who floored him twice en route to his first-round win. Whyte, 30-3-0, will hope this will be his last tune-up fight before more lucrative opportunities reignite in his career. Whyte vs Tetteh: How to follow This 10-round heavyweight clash will take place on Sunday, December 15th. The event will be held at Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar. It is a non-PPV event and will be shown live on DAZN.com or via the DAZN app. More details here. Coverage is due to start at 6pm UK time with main event ringwalks to get underway from around 9:30pm. talkSPORT will have live updates throughout the evening, while talkSPORT.com will also provide the best of the reaction as well. Joshua and Whyte were set for a rematch of their 2015 clash, but it was scrappedGetty Whyte vs Tetteh: Undercard Subject to change Whyte’s showdown will headline the card in Gibraltar. Ireland’s Thomas Carty, who competes in the same division, will be on the undercard in an eight-round bout against Finland’s Mika Mielonen. Cruiserweight rivals Mike Perez and Israel Duffus will also face off. MAIN EVENT: Dillian Whyte vs Ebenezer Tetteh Thomas Carty vs Mika Mielonen Mike Perez vs Israel Duffus Sedem Ama vs Ester Konecna Tyrone Buttigieg vs Michael Nielsen Jermaine Dhliwayo vs Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira Nikoloz Sekhniashvili vs Omir Rodriguez Cathal Crowley vs Mikolaj Rabczak Dubois KO’d Tetteh in 2019Getty Images - Getty Whyte vs Tetteh: What has been said? During an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, Whyte shared his goal to fight every single major player from his era before he retires. “I want to get back into tough fights, I’ve always taken tough fights, I don’t want to wait around and have four or five warm-up fights,” he told talkSPORT Fight Night. “We spoke to DAZN and we came to an agreement to get a quick turnaround. “The fight was made two weeks ago so I can get out and then next year I’m in the position to chase the big fights.” “I would love to fight Anthony Joshua again and I’d love to fight Tyson Fury again and I’d love to fight Derek Chisora again,” he added. “Obviously I’ve avenged one of my losses [against Alexander Povetkin] and I’d love to avenge my losses to Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.” Watch Fury Vs Usyk 2 Live on DAZN *If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue How to Watch Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 live on DAZN Get ready to rumble with Fury vs Usyk 2 live on DAZN Pay-Per-View! Buy the PPV: Get access to the fight by purchasing the PPV on DAZN. No Commitment, 7-Day Free Trial: With your PPV purchase, you’ll also receive a 7-day free trial of DAZN. Enjoy all the action and explore DAZN‘s sports lineup with no extra cost! First Month Free: Monthly DAZN subscribers can get their first month for free when signing up! No Subscription Required: The PPV price is all you need to pay. There’s no obligation to continue after your free trial ends. Don’t miss the biggest fight of 2024! On December 21st “Gypsy King” Tyson Fury takes on “The Cat” Oleksandr Usyk for a second time in what promises to be the rematch of the century – order now and start your DAZN free trial today!
Dillian Whyte will look to continue his climb back towards heavyweight title contention when he faces Ebenezer Tetteh this weekend.
‘The Body Snatcher’ has been absent from the top division’s title picture since failing a pre-fight drugs test before his proposed rematch with Anthony Joshua in August 2023.
The fight was cancelled and Whyte was sidelined for a total of 16 months before stopping Christian Hammer in March.
The 36-year-old will now return to Gibraltar – where he avenged his loss to Alexander Povetkin with a fourth-round KO win in 2021.
His next opponent is Ghanian Tetteh, who holds a record of 23-1 (20 KOs), but his sole defeat came in his only fight outside of Africa.
Ironically, it also came at the hands of Whyte’s Brit compatriot Daniel Dubois, who floored him twice en route to his first-round win.
Whyte, 30-3-0, will hope this will be his last tune-up fight before more lucrative opportunities reignite in his career.
Whyte vs Tetteh: How to follow
This 10-round heavyweight clash will take place on Sunday, December 15th.
The event will be held at Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar.
It is a non-PPV event and will be shown live on DAZN.com or via the DAZN app. More details here.
Coverage is due to start at 6pm UK time with main event ringwalks to get underway from around 9:30pm.
talkSPORT will have live updates throughout the evening, while talkSPORT.com will also provide the best of the reaction as well.
Whyte vs Tetteh: Undercard
Subject to change
Whyte’s showdown will headline the card in Gibraltar.
Ireland’s Thomas Carty, who competes in the same division, will be on the undercard in an eight-round bout against Finland’s Mika Mielonen.
Cruiserweight rivals Mike Perez and Israel Duffus will also face off.
- MAIN EVENT: Dillian Whyte vs Ebenezer Tetteh
- Thomas Carty vs Mika Mielonen
- Mike Perez vs Israel Duffus
- Sedem Ama vs Ester Konecna
- Tyrone Buttigieg vs Michael Nielsen
- Jermaine Dhliwayo vs Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira
- Nikoloz Sekhniashvili vs Omir Rodriguez
- Cathal Crowley vs Mikolaj Rabczak
Whyte vs Tetteh: What has been said?
During an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, Whyte shared his goal to fight every single major player from his era before he retires.
“I want to get back into tough fights, I’ve always taken tough fights, I don’t want to wait around and have four or five warm-up fights,” he told talkSPORT Fight Night.
“We spoke to DAZN and we came to an agreement to get a quick turnaround.
“The fight was made two weeks ago so I can get out and then next year I’m in the position to chase the big fights.”
“I would love to fight Anthony Joshua again and I’d love to fight Tyson Fury again and I’d love to fight Derek Chisora again,” he added.
“Obviously I’ve avenged one of my losses [against Alexander Povetkin] and I’d love to avenge my losses to Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.”
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