Today in London (England), local ex-contender for the heavyweight title Dillian Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) will fight with unbeaten American Jermaine Franklin (21-0, 14 KOs).
Dillian Whyte – Jermaine Franklin: forecast and bets for the fight on November 26
Bookmakers consider the local boxer a clear favorite, and the organizer of the show, Eddie Hearn (Matchroom Boxing)
told, what options will Franklin have if he upsets White: “To me, we gave Jermaine the chance of a lifetime. If he can beat White, then his fees will increase by 2-3 times. If he wins, we will have the right to organize another fight for him. This option is written in the contract. What will this fight be? There are several options: it could be a rematch with White, a fight with Zhang Zhilei or with Filip Hrgovic.”
Hearn thought for a bit and decided that “to be honest, if Franklin wins, he will get an immediate fight with Anthony Joshua. Imagine it. It will be just the greatest fight. The American who knocked out White. It is clear that it is very logical to make him immediately fight with Joshua. But of course we want White to win. Yes, we want to do a rematch between Joshua and White.”
Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin weighed in yesterday. And before that, they almost grappled at a press conference. The thing is that Franklin’s coach touched White’s nerve and the Briton was ripped off: he cursed, threatened to “fuck off the pensioner.”