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Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte headlines huge night on Sky Sports Box Office on December 12

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Olympic champion Anthony Joshua will face fellow unbeaten Londoner Dillian Whyte on a huge night of boxing - live on Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday December 12.

Joshua (14-0-KO14) and Whyte (16-0-KO13) clash at The O2 for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, six years after their first meeting in the amateur ranks - and there is no love lost between them.

The fight headlines a fabulous bill that includes Chris Eubank Jr taking on Ireland's Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan in a final eliminator for the WBA world middleweight title, Tony Bellew against Mateusz Masternak and Kevin Mitchell, Luke Campbell and Josh Warrington all in action.

Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte
Image: Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte

Joshua, 26, who won gold at super-heavyweight at London 2012 - said: "This is a huge end to a great year for me. Headlining The O2 and being selected to fight on Sky Sports Box Office is another massive step in my professional career.

"I have been working hard in the gym so I am looking forward to delivering an early Christmas present to all my fans who will be watching at home or live in the arena."

Whyte, 27, said: "There's been a lot of hype around Joshua but so far as I'm concerned he's nothing special and I've beaten him before. I'm going to beat him again in December - this time I'll knock him spark out. It's my time to shine."

I'm going to put on a real show for everyone who tunes in. I've had 14 knockouts and this is going to be number 15, there's no doubt in my mind about that.
Anthony Joshua

Sky Sports executive producer of boxing Adam Smith said: "It's a fantastic way to wrap up the year with some huge names coming together on a massive night of boxing. Sky Sports Box Office brings the biggest names and the best fights and this one promises to be a special night."

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Preview and analysis from The O2 will be provided by Smith and former world champions Johnny Nelson, Carl Froch and Jim Watt, plus a range of other boxing experts.

Sky Sports viewers can also look forward to an extensive schedule of support programming providing the best possible analysis of the fight across our channels and digital outlets - including Ringside.

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Image: The long-running rivalry between Eubank Jr (L) and O'Sullivan will also be settled

It has been another huge year of boxing on Sky Sports Box Office. From Mayweather v Pacquiao in May to Klitschko v Fury later this month, there has been a succession of landmark fights enjoyed by Sky Sports viewers.

Also in May, Sky Sports extended its partnership with Matchroom Sport until 2021 and will offer up to 120 nights of live boxing over the next six years. The new agreement will bring even more exclusively-live access to one of the strongest stables ever assembled in world boxing.

Only on Sky Sports will viewers be able to follow world-class British boxers including Joshua, Campbell, Mitchell, James DeGale, Kell Brook, Lee Selby, Scott Quigg, and Anthony Crolla.

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