Whyte vs Parker: Dereck Chisora, Katie Taylor, Conor Benn and Joshua Buatsi previews
All you need to know about the Whyte vs Parker undercard
Friday 13 November 2020 10:28, UK
Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker are topping the bill, but the undercard is packed with stars ready to outshine the main event. Here's all you need to know about the crowd favourites and who and what they are up against on Saturday...
Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam
12 Rnds - Vacant WBA International Heavyweight title
Styles make fights and two heavyweights collide in what should be an action-packed affair. A last throw of the dice at world level for the unpredictable Del Boy and the 37-year-old Takam - and they both know it. For the winner, there'll be another big fight, for the loser it could well be over.
Dillian Whyte: Heavy Duty
Katie Taylor vs Kimberly Connor
10 Rnds - WBA & IBF World Lightweight titles
Irish sensation Katie Taylor's taken women's boxing by storm, unifying the lightweight division in quick time, and cannot afford to slip up now as she sets her sights on becoming undisputed champion. In the opposite corner, her mandatory challenger with the IBF, Kimberly Connor of the USA. The Arkansas resident is hoping it'll be third time lucky having twice challenged for world titles before.
Conor Benn vs Cedrick Peynaud
10 Rnds - Welterweight
The rematch everyone wanted. These two met in a small hall classic back in December with Benn on the brink of defeat after going down twice in the first round before picking himself off the floor to send Peynaud to the canvas in the fifth and sixth. That was enough to get 'The Destroyer' the win on points but he still saw it as a blemish on his record he wanted to erase whereas Peynaud felt he deserved the win. They had to do it again.
Conor Benn: The Destroyer
Joshua Buatsi vs TBC
10 Rnds - WBC International Light-Heavyweight title
A big night for Joshua Buatsi as the Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist challenges for his first professional title.
Former GB team-mates Lawrence Okolie, Josh Kelly and Joe Cordina have already secured their first straps and now the Croydon Light Heavyweight, one of the top prospects in world boxing, has the chance to do the same.
Nick Webb vs David Allen
10 Rnds - British heavyweight title eliminator
The pair have traded blows over social media and now they can settle their differences inside the ropes. Webb has vowed to blast his way into the domestic ranks, but the heavy-handed knockout-artist faces his toughest test to date in Doncaster favourite Allen. 'The White Rhino', who has previously taken Whyte the distance, lost to Olympic champion Tony Yoka last time out and he will hope those past experiences prove pivotal in this much-anticipated clash.
Anthony Fowler vs Craig O'Brien
Dillian Whyte: Whyte Hot
8 Rnds - Super-Welterweight
'The Machine' returns to action following his second round KO of Ryan Toms in Liverpool two months ago. The former GB star's moving at a pace towards a first title shot but cannot afford to look beyond Craig O'Brien. Boxing out of Dublin's Celtic Warriors gym the Irish Super Welterweight champion knows this is his chance to make a name for himself and will relish the opportunity to trade leather with Fowler.
Watch Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker with Katie Taylor, Dereck Chisora, Joshua Buatsi, Sam Eggington and Conor Benn all on the undercard, live on Sky Sports Box Office, from The O2, Saturday, July 28.
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