Dillian Whyte - What's next?

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Dillian Whyte rules out retirement following knockout loss to Moses Itauma

Dillian Whyte intends to continue his fighting career despite his latest setback.

Dillian Whyte might have turned out to be mere cannon fodder for Moses Itauma when he was absolutely blitzed in under a round earlier this month, but the aging veteran has no plans to bow out on that performance. In a conversation with Sky Sports, Whyte says this will not be the last fight for him as he intends to regroup and rebuild going forward.

“This is not where my story ends,” Whyte declared. “I may have lost this fight, but not the fire that built me…Thank you to everyone who’s been standing by me through the highs and the lows,” Whyte said on Monday. ”I’ll be back.”

The real question may be where Whyte goes from here if he indeed intends on making another run at an eventual world title shot. Whyte had been in talks with both Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua earlier this year but he may need a softer touch than either of those individuals in order to really regain his confidence. He’d probably prefer to make another fight with Derek Chisora as it’d be both winnable and fairly lucrative at the box office, but Chisora hasn’t shown any inclinations going that route once again whenever asked about that in public interviews.

But being that Whyte is a 37-year-old fighter who’s now on the mend — and a fighter who historically never could quite get over the hump — the real play appears to be in staging domestic prizefights if he’s intent on carrying on.

[Steveh583]

Joe joyce

[joshj909]

If he's not retiring (which he should be doing), he should only be going in there with other veterans for paydays which wouldn't been one round affairs. Joe Joyce, Pulev, Wilder, Ortiz or maybe some slightly lower level domestic fights against feather fisted opponents like Hughie. He has no right to be in there with contenders and rising stars with power. His last showing also means we would have no interest in seeing him in any rematches because he's nowhere near the level he was in the previous fight(s).

[Controversial]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

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Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

[tony1234]

How could they sell a fight with him after that performance?

[Controversial]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

I guess some fighters get to a stage where they know they aren’t the same anymore but see it as easy money. He lasted 2 minutes with Moses and probably earn’t more for that than most of us earn in a lifetime. Two months training and a load of money too hard to give up.

[joshj909]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

He did well with a limited Babic too

[CaptainSpacerod]

Opens a chain of pharmacies in the Caribbean

[Deserter]

Opens a chain of pharmacies in the Caribbean

On a serious note, there is no world in which he should be doing anything other than retiring IMO. He has definitely lost whatever 'fire' he had.

[KiwiRider]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

He did well with a limited Babic too

He really did wonders with them all.
It's a great way to give back as well.

[dookus]

He needs to retire. The ref could have legitimately stopped it during his backstage interview

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Whyte fought injured vs. Itauma, ready for return

The body of "The Body Snatcher" was compromised during his first-round knockout loss to Moses Itauma last time out.
Dillian Whyte revealed this week that he fought with a broken foot sustained during training camp ahead of his encounter against Itauma on August 16, 2025.

"It felt like someone had dropped a dumbbell on my foot," Whyte told Sky Sports.

"It was terrible, but we're used to pulling off miracles. We're used to fighting injured. I made the best of the situation and had a decent camp. I felt good during fight week and really thought I would beat Moses."

Adding insult to injury, Whyte (31-4, 21 KOs) aggravated the ailment right before the fight.

"I started warming up, jumped a little bit of rope, and then reinjured the foot – completely fractured it again," Whyte said. "We had to call the doctor who was with me to examine it. He advised me not to fight, and I said 'no.' There's no way I'm going to come all the way to Saudi Arabia and not fight at the last minute.

"I was confident that I would still be able to drag Moses into the later rounds and stop him as [Filip] Hrgovic recently did."

Whyte preferred not to reveal the details of his faulty foot in the immediate aftermath out of respect, despite dealing with the debilitating injury.

"I didn't want to mention it, go into it, and take away from his win, because he done alright. I got clocked, and he won the fight," Whyte said. "I didn't want to go on too much about it, and I think people got carried away with the fact that I got beat in a round by Moses. I don't think people would draw the same conclusions if they had the full facts.

"People have short memories, and they like to say 'retire because of this, retire because of that,' but what they don't realize is we're members of a rare generation of entertaining British heavyweight boxers that are coming to the end of our careers."

Whyte emphasized that he's healthy again and ready to return to the ring. He's now vowing to blast Johnny Fisher, if a bout can be made against "The Romford Bull."

Whyte is especially confident after Fisher (15-1, 12 KOs) mustered a 10-round majority decision win against Michael Pirotton on Saturday at Copper Box Arena in London to headline Zuffa Boxing 11.

"Fisher has been calling me out for a while. He wants to fight me. I'm well up for that fight," Whyte said.

"I knock Fisher out. It's heavyweight boxing; anything can happen. I could get caught high on the head like I did last time out, but I'll knock Fisher out. I'll be surprised if it goes past three or four rounds. I'm an aging dog, but I still have all of my teeth.

"Fisher is a bit erratic, and he's open in lots of areas, but he's dangerous. He's swinging big punches, a big man, and he hits hard, so yeah, I think it would be an exciting fight while it lasts."

Whyte's manager Michael Ofo separately revealed the Fisher fight was agreed to in principle with a handshake with Fisher's manager, Adam Morallee.

Whyte certainly has the credentials to give Fisher a serious fight. Just how much he still has left in the tank at 38, however, remains to be seen.

Whyte has been previously stopped by Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin and avenged his loss to Povetkin. He's also beaten the likes of Joseph Parker, Derek Chisora, David Allen, Robert Helenius, Oscar Rivas, Lucas Browne and Jermaine Franklin Jr. throughout his 15-year career.

"I've fought the best of my generation," Whyte said. "The reason this fight [against Fisher] attracts me is because it's dangerous. My last fight lasted a round, so people could be thinking I'm washed up and finished now, so let them run with that.

"I don't mind being a stepping stone because you need a stepping stone to step somewhere else. Let's go. They want to fight me. I was at home relaxing; they offered me out, so let's get it on.

"I love boxing, and I'll fight anyone. Be grateful that you have guys like me around because when we're gone, there will be a long drought in the heavyweight division."

[londonwar]

White, chisora, and allen. Please retire

[overhand_right]

Brain damage I imagine

[joshj909]

Regardless of his chin, if he can still punch, Whyte can KO Fisher quickly. The problem is, it's been a while since he looked like he had power and he looked like he couldn't throw a punch against Itauma.