Anthony Joshua predicts Whyte vs Povetkin clash will be decided on points
- Dillian Whyte set to take on Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night
- Joshua believes that Saturday’s clash in Brentwood will be decided on points
- Joshua took on Povetkin in 2018 and won with a seventh round KO
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Anthony Joshua believes that the clash between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin will be decided on points.
Whyte and Povetkin will contest the WBC ‘interim’ and ‘diamond’ belts this weekend.
Joshua took on Povetkin back in 2018 at Wembley and after enduring a difficult start to the fight, the Brit stopped the Russian in the seventh round.
Whyte has indicated that he may look to secure an early victory, but Joshua has warned that Povetkin will be a very difficult opponent and believes that Saturday’s clash will be decided on points.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the Joshua said:
‘Everyone has issues in training, if he [Whyte] trained right, he will come through,’
‘He is a fighter, Dillian. But Povetkin is a seriously skilled heavyweight – an Olympic gold medallist, a world champion whose only losses were against [Wladimir] Klitschko and me.
‘He’s good, a good fighter who hasn’t been on the losing end much so hasn’t got used to that feeling.
‘He still has the hunger and will go in against Dillian thinking he can win.’
Asked for his prediction for the fight, Joshua said: ‘It will go to a points decision.’
If Whyte prevails over Povetkin then he will retain his place as the mandatory challenger to the victor of Tyson Fury’s second WBC title rematch with Deontay Wilder.
