Dillian Whyte's next opponent, Ebenezer Tetteh, won his last outing in the strangest of circumstances. Whyte is back between the ropes on Sunday night in what will be his second fight since the collapse of his rematch with Anthony Joshua last year. Whyte tested positive for an undisclosed banned substance in a pre-fight drugs test, leading to the bout being called off.
However, a subsequent investigation by the Texas Boxing Commission found that Whyte had taken a contaminated substance and so 'The Bodysnatcher' was cleared to continue his career. He returned to action in March, retiring Christian Hammer on his stool at the end of the third round, and is now set to continue his climb back to the heavyweight top table against Tetteh. British boxing fans will remember Tetteh for his first-round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2019 for the Commonwealth title.
But since then, the heavy-handed 36-year-old has strung together four straight stoppages including a bizarre TKO win over Ayaovi Agbonson in April. In the fifth round of their clash in Agbonson's home country of Togo, the local fighter uncorked a hopeful right hand, which completely missed the target and sent him tumbling to the canvas. On the way down, Tetteh injured his shoulder, resulting in the fight being waved off by the referee.
The odd victory improved Tetteh's record to 23-1, with that famous defeat at the hands of Dubois being the sole blemish of his career thus far. Most are expecting Whyte to inflict .
