Dillian Whyte Doesn’t Think Povetkin Has COVID-19

Dillian Whyte Speaking to Sky Sports

“I personally don’t think he’s got COVID. I think he just needed more time to get ready, because he took a lot of damage in the first fight. After the first fight, he took a lot of time off. Even though I got stopped, I went straight back to training and I got straight back on it.

“I was just in my peak stage now, so I can’t just crash out and let it all die down. I’ve got to keep the engine warm and still train, but just not as hard. I keep the same intensity, but just not the volume. They wanted more time, or whatever. More time for me. More time for me to learn and bond with my team and to keep improving. We worked on a lot of stuff in the last camp that’s only falling into place for this camp, so it’s all good.”