Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte to headline Eddie Hearn’s ‘Combat Camp’ as boxing returns in promoter’s BACK YARD (VIDEO)

A heavyweight showdown with distinct world title implications between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been set because the headliner of the final of a sequence of combat playing cards happening in Eddie Hearn’s again yard in August.

Borrowing a trick from his UFC equal Dana White, Hearn had tasked himself with discovering a approach to oversee the return of top-level boxing from its self-imposed coronavirus hiatus with out contravening well being and security laws put in place amid the continued pandemic. 

Whereas White got here up with “Combat Island” in Abu Dhabi, Hearn’s model is a bit of nearer to residence than that – fairly actually.

The Matchroom Boxing chief had beforehand introduced plans to carry boxing occasions within the again yard of his property in Essex in south east England, and on Friday he lastly revealed particulars of the bold transfer.

4 combat playing cards will happen between August 1 and August 22, with every being held on consecutive weekends. Very like the UFC occasions which have taken place post-lockdown, no followers will probably be permitted to attend the combat playing cards.

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A brilliant welterweight bout between Sam Eggington and fellow Brit Ted Cheeseman will headline the primary card whereas the second card (August 7) will function Terri Harper’s try to defend her WBC world super-featherweight title in opposition to Natasha Jonas. 

Felix Money and Jason Welborn high the invoice within the third occasion, however the fourth card seems to be the jewel within the crown and will probably be headlined by a combat between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin, the winner of which can transfer a step nearer to contendership for a acknowledged world title. 

Eire’s dominant world champion Katie Taylor will even compete on the ultimate combat card. Her opponent is predicted to be Amanda Serrano or Delphine Persoon – the gritty Belgian defeated by Taylor final summer time when she unified the entire titles within the light-weight division. 

The venue for the fights, which is called Mascalls, was as soon as the Hearn household property however has since been transformed into the headquarters for Matchroom Boxing. The venue will obtain one other facelift because it prepares to host the primary boxing occasion within the UK in additional than three months.

Hearn, nonetheless, is not assured that the transfer will probably be a profitable one, admitting that he expects the 4 combat playing cards to be a “monetary catastrophe” however says that sacrifices should be made to be able to keep the momentum of boxing. 

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