Eddie Hearn: Deontay Wilder turned down more than $3 million to fight Dillian Whyte

Dillian Whyte

DILLIAN WHYTE is still waiting for his next fight to be confirmed. Itโ€™s a source of frustration for promoter Eddie Hearn. โ€œPeople donโ€™t want to fight Dillian Whyte. Heโ€™s a handful. ย Heโ€™s a real handful. Heโ€™s got a great chin, he donโ€™t stop throwing punching, heโ€™s strong. Itโ€™s frustrating,โ€ Hearn told Boxing News. โ€œHe just keeps coming back at you.โ€

Hearn had hoped for Whyte to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. โ€œThey donโ€™t seem to want the fight. Itโ€™s frustrating trying to get Dillian Whyte an opponent. Every fighter that weโ€™re asking for money we are giving it to them and theyโ€™re still coming back and not accepting the fight. Weโ€™ve offered Wilder three million dollars and US TV. Itโ€™s probably four million dollars. And heโ€™s making one and a half,โ€ Hearn continued.

The plan is for Whyte to box on the Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev undercard in Cardiff later this month. โ€œWeโ€™re desperate for an opponent for the 28th, we want him on that card,โ€ the promoter said.

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With Wilder now fighting Bermane Stiverne on November 4 in Brooklyn, Dominic Breazeale, another former Joshua opponent, is currently without a fight. Hearn wants him to box the Brixton man. โ€œDillian fights Breazeale and then the winners can fight the winners,โ€ the promoter said. โ€œBreazeale comes off and weโ€™ll fight him on the AJ card.โ€

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