WATCH: Dillian Whyte enjoys his home from home

Training for a big fight can be tough, especially when you are based away from your home and loved ones.

But Dillian Whyte, who faces Joseph Parker in a heavyweight clash at the O2 in London on July 28 - live on Sky Sports Box Office - has managed to find a home-from-home when he is at his training camp in Leicestershire.

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Whyte, from Brixton in south London, stays with the Higginsons in their pub and has become part of the family.

"I have a home in London and a home here, so I am never really away from home. The respect we have for each other is so great," he told Sky Sports News.

"They're funny and I'm funny. Everything I do for my family, I do for them. They are a proper family."

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Watch Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker with Katie Taylor, Dereck Chisora, Joshua Buatsi and Conor Benn all on the undercard, live on Sky Sports Box Office, from The O2, Saturday, July 28. Book online here.