Povetkin tests positive for COVID-19

Whyte rematch new target date January 30, 2021

Alexander Povetkin has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday November 21 contest with Dillian Whyte due to testing positive for COVID-19. The pair were due to rematch at The SSE Arena, Wembley, live on Sky Sports Box Office but will now face each other on a later date to be confirmed soon.

Further details on the November 21 show will follow shortly.

“Firstly we want to wish Alexander Povetkin a speedy recovery,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “This is a challenging time for shows. There will be lots of ups and downs over the next few months. We look forward to the fight happening in late January.”

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  • I was really looking forward to this rematch because I believe the outcome would have been the same. Prayers for Alexander Povetkin for a speedy recovery…

    • Almost everybody with this so-called “pandemic virus” has no symptoms at all or the mildest of symptoms so I’m sure he’ll be OK.

      • Tell that to the families of the 240000 Americans that hsve died as a result of this virus.

        • Your being lied to by your government It’s mass deception a global agenda you can be knocked down by a bus and they’ll put died of corona on the death certificate, its a cold virus but they want you to believe it’s the bubonic plague wake up people.

          • Trumpie- someone that looks at racts and logic instead of a lefty that looks at emotional and hysteria and believes whatever the cooperate media propaganda tells him to think.

            You’re probably one of the geniuses on Twitter that thought Trump said actual 4 legged coyotes were snuggling children across the boarder.

          • Wow what an idiot. DOES ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE THOUSANDS OF DOCTORS ARE ACTING LIKE COVID KILLED PEOPLE BUT THEY DIED ANOTHER WAY. Hialrious…

          • Why wouldn’t they? You Say a bit of truth about the scamdemic and you lose your license. So tey’re lying through their teeth or keeping quiet. Most of them.

          • 100% correct. Virus is an ilusion, a theater for the masses to give up their freedoms away without a beep. If we don’t wake up to this fact very soon we will end up in medical dictatorship, in the medical gulag. Does’t have anything to do with who is the president as it’s Just a dog and pny show.

        • You mean the families of people min nursing homes that make up almost half of the death in the US?

          Or the ones with diabetes, or who were obese, or who had terminal cancer, or the ones that were sjotmtomdeath or the ones that died in car accident s and got listed as Covid patient’s so that the hospital can get the $15k of federal money from treating a Covid patient?

          Average age of death 72

          Average age of death of Covid victims 78

          You’re a good little

        • Almost every one of them died from something else, usually a pre-existing condition.

          Quickest cure for the “Covid virus”: Turn off your tv.

      • EXACTLY! I just read today where the CDC is now saying that people who supposedly have the virus CAN COME OUT OF QUARANTINE to vote in-person. Can you believe that? This whole virus thing has been overrated from the get-go. It’s exactly why I voted President Trump today because if Basement Boy Biden gets in he will want to mask and quarantine the whole country. What a crock! I agree, Povetkin will come through this just fine, IF he even has “it” at all with all the false tests going on out there.

  • There was no need for a rematch anyways. Whyte should fight Wilder instead. Both are rematch crybabies.

      • No putting a rematch clause into a non-title fight does.. I do not want to see a rematch. Whyte got KTFO. But you are okay with me. Trump 2020

        • He got knocked the fuck out a round after he almost knocked Povetkin the fuck out. Why wouldn’t you want a rematch? It was a great fight and Whyte is on the rise and deserves a chance to avenge his loss instead of Povetkin getting some BS title shot from someone looking for an easy defense.

          And the fact that they both dropped each other with the SAME EXACT PUNCH made the first fight that much more interesting and the rematch should be just as good.

  • Coronavirus overplayed for the profiteers. The biggest scam in the history of mankind. I see more and nire people agreeing with this everyday.

  • The people who were in charge if the shutdowns need to be held accountable for lost jobs, famine evictions , increased addiction and so much more. No group of people has the right to inflict these on society with a shutdown.

  • Why is the fight postponed two months for a virus that will be out of his system by next week?

    • I will say that I got COVID and I was not asymptomatic. It was horrible. But I got over it in about 3 days. But I was sluggish for quite awhile after.

  • Povektin I feel will win again in the rematch. That was one of the KO’s of the year or runner-up to say the least. As for the COVID-19, some folks will be asymptomatic and pass it around while others will get ill. Why is this? In summary, it’s how your immune system reacts based off cytokines. Everyone is entitled to your opinions, conspiracy theories, false claims, actual claims, and real-life testimonies. Why argue and waste time typing throwbacks when everyone has their minds made up. Personally, I think everyone is aware what I think about the COVID-19.

    • Yes, we’re well aware of the Doo’s leanings on the subject. You’re nonetheless correct to observe that argumentation is entirely fruitless where CONVID-19 is concerned.

  • Wilder looking for a fight in December, Whyte got his fight cancelled due to Povetkin being positive. Any chance we can have whyte and wilder?

  • For once he tests positive for something else other than steroids. Seriously though, I hope he recovers and gets back to do what he loves.

  • Bad news. Hope Povetkin is ok and it’s one of those where he has mild/no symptoms.
    Really fell for Whyte here and I wonder about his mindset for the alternative opponent.

  • Feel for Whyte, he has to wait now to avenge his defeat and at least his does unlike that cry baby b….. Wilder.
    Maybe this now can open the door for Fury vs Whyte!!

  • Remember when they called this a cold or flu?!? Remember when entire nations didn’t lockdown and wewr muzzles??? Remember when there was normalcy and people had common sense?

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