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Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin LIVE! Taylor vs Persoon result boxing commentary stream and fight updates

Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson

Good evening and welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin.

On the final night of the Matchroom Fight Camp from Eddie Hearn's back garden in Brentwood, a huge heavyweight clash closes out the show.

Whyte effectively puts hs status as the WBC's mandatory title challenger on the line against Povetkin as he looks to take a step closer to the belt currently held by Tyson Fury.

After their war in Madison Square Garden last June, Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon do it all again for the undisputed lightweight crown in a thrilling chief support act.

Follow all the action throughout the night with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.

Card in full

  • Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon (undisputed lightweight title)

  • Martin Bakole vs Sergey Kuzmin (heavyweight)

  • Luther Clay vs Chris Kongo (WBO global welterweight title)

  • Alen Babic vs Shawndell Winters

Date, start time and venue

Whyte vs Povetkin takes place on Saturday August 22 in the grounds of Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, Essex.

The action is expected to get underway from 7pm with the the main event scheduled for approximately 10:15pm.

How to watch

The card will be televised live on Sky Sports Box Office with undercard coverage beginning at 7pm.

Live coverage will also be available through BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 9pm.

Fight prediction

Both men have been in wars over the years and each hold a knockout highlight reel that is as good as anyone else's at the top of the division.

At 40 years of age, there is a question however of how many big performances Povetkin has left in the tank, pushed all the way by Hunter last time out.

It's a tough fight to call given both men have the power to end the fight at any stage - we give it to Whyte via TKO in the late rounds.