Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin Odds - Full Card Preview

Dillian Whyte puts his WBC mandatory status and WBC interim title on the line against the hard-hitting Alexander Povetkin whilst the co-main event sees the rematch of arguably the greatest women's fight in recent memory, as Katie Taylor defends her four lightweight world titles against Delfine Persoon.

Also on the card are three 50/50 match-ups as Luther Clay meets Chris Kongo, Jack Cullen battles Zak Chelli, whilst Alen Babic takes on Shawndell Winters and that's where we'll start.

Here we take a look at all the Fight Camp betting odds and Fight Camp betting tips.

Kicking off the card is Bolton's Jack Cullen as he takes on Fulham's Zak Chelli in a thrilling super middleweight encounter.

One of the biggest ticket sellers on Matchroom's books, Cullen is slowly starting to build up a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters around the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. He made his live TV debut with a dominant stoppage performance over John Harding Jr last year but was then stopped himself in a fight of the year contender with Commonwealth champion Felix Cash in November.

Cullen got back to winning ways with a clinical performance against Tomas Andres Reynose and he now steps up Super Middleweight for the first time since 2018.

Frank Warren's prospect, Chelli, has had a similar start to his career so far with seven wins coming from his first eight fights. The Londoner does, however, come into this fight off the back of a disappointing defeat to highly rated amateur Kody Davies in September of last year, although prior to this, he claimed victories over the likes of Umar Sadiq and Jimmy Smith.

On paper, this is a real 50/50 fight. Chelli seemed to struggle with the range of Kody Davies last time out struggling to deal with his jab. Cullen is very long but despite the northerner having a big reach, he's not afraid to mix it up on the inside either.

We expect Chelli to start quick and put it on Cullen but Cullen's experience will show and with Chelli known to be quite reckless, we can see Cullen walking him on to something big and getting the stoppage.

Prediction: Jack Cullen to win by KO/TKO/DQ (4/1 @ Betfair)

Added to the card barely a week ago, novice professional Alen Babic takes on the fairly experienced Shawndell Winters to kick off week four of Fight Camp.

A stand out amateur, Babic made his professional debut back in July of last year and since then he's picked up three stoppage victories on the bounce, not seeing the end of the second round in any of the three.

Winters, on the other hand, has built up a small reputation as a bit of a puncher on the domestic American scene with 12 stoppage victories coming from his 13 wins. The American has, however, been beaten three times with his most recent loss coming at the hands of the ex-world champion, Joseph Parker, in February.

This one is a tough fight to pick. Babic has been faultless in his short career so far but this fight should answer plenty of questions. Is his power all that? Can he take a shot? Is it too soon for him?

Winters has the upper hand when it comes to experience, amassing 52 rounds so far in his professional career compared to Babic's five. However, the momentum is firmly behind Babic and the fact that Dillian Whyte rates him so highly says a lot.

Prediction: Alen Babic to win by KO/TKO/DQ (8/13 @ Betfair)

There's been plenty of bad blood between Luther Clay and Chris Kongo ever since the fight was made. This battle was originally scheduled for the David Avanesyan v Josh Kelly card before that fight was called off.

Clay is slightly the more experienced of the pair with 13 wins from his 14 fights to date with his only loss coming to the hands of Vazir Tamoyan back in September of 2017. Since then, the Brit has gone on an eight-fight unbeaten run which has included standout victories over the unbeaten Dario Morello and most recently Freddy Kiwitt where he defended his WBO Global Welterweight title.

Meanwhile, Kongo is unbeaten in his 11 professional fights to date after being a member of the GB squad as an amateur. Kongo hasn't, however, fought anywhere near the standard of fighter that Clay has but despite this, not losing a round in his pro career and picking up six stoppage victories in the process.

On the eye, both fighters are beautiful to watch: slick, powerful and don't mind mixing it up on the inside and outside. However, the defining factor in this fight for us is the mind games. Kongo has gotten the better of Clay, there's absolutely no doubt about that and despite Clay fighting the higher quality of opponent, Kongo in our eyes just has the edge in overall ability and with the superior height and reach advantage in which he possesses, we expect him to take full advantage of those.

Prediction: Chris Kongo to win (4/5 @ Betway)

Without a doubt, the most highly anticipated rematch in women's boxing as Katie Taylor meets Delfine Persoon once more.

The first one was arguably the greatest women's bout of all-time. Taylor went into the fight as the red hot favourite but Persoon didn't get the script. The Belgian showed her dismay at the result leaving the ring in floods of tears after the scorecards were called and she truly put on a special performance.

This rematch, however, wasn't meant to be on this card. Taylor was all but set to face Amanada Serrano before a change in purse led to Serrano turning down the fight at late notice. Eddie Hearn found plenty of trouble when finding a replacement for Serrano but Persoon has stepped up on a month's notice as she seeks revenge for that day in June 2019.

Since the first bout between the pair, Taylor has gone on to become a two-weight world champion picking up the WBO Super Lightweight title after a unanimous points decision victory over Christina Linardatou in Manchester in November.

Persoon, on the other hand, has had a fairly different year. After getting back to winning ways with a comfortable points win over Helen Joseph, before she boxed as an amateur again in an Olympic qualifying event in London in March; this didn't go to plan a loss to Nikoleta Pita by majority decision.

Taylor will be aware that if she stays disciplined and boxes off the back foot, she could make Persoon look silly and get a unanimous points win if not maybe a late stoppage. It's hard to set the pace against someone who just comes forward for 10 rounds but Taylor has the ability to do just that. If she mixes up her boxing early on and sets traps for Persoon which enables her to land some big shots to the body early on, we can't see anything more than a convincing Taylor victory.

Prediction: Katie Taylor to win by Decision/Technical Decision (4/7 @ SkyBet)

Now for the main event with the men who possess the two biggest left hooks in heavyweight boxing, as Dillian Whyte finally takes on Alexander Povetkin.

This will be the seventh time Whyte has fought since he was installed as mandatory for the WBC title; this accounts to over 1,000 days without getting a crack at the world title.

In that period he's claimed brutal stoppage wins over Lucas Browne and Dereck Chisora along with points victories over the likes of Joseph Parker and Oscar Rivas. Whyte did, however, nearly come unstuck in his last bout against Mariusz Wach, in what looked an easy fight on paper. Although, an out of shape Whyte just wasn't himself and despite the scorecards turning in his favour, the Brit had to come through plenty of adversity to get the win.

Povetkin has been one of the most consistent heavyweights on the circuit at this level for many years. The Bulgarian fought for unified titles on two occasions getting beat by Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 and then most notably by Anthony Joshua in 2018- they are the only blemishes on his record in which he has stopped 24 of his 35 victims to date.

Povetkin is renowned for starting slow and the 40-year-old showed in almost every one of his nine elite-level fights to date, and we expect no different from him here. Whyte will understand this and he will more than likely put it on Povetkin from the off and hope to make a bit of a statement. Plus, both fighters have shown they can be hurt badly as both have losses on their records at the hands of a ruthless Joshua.

For this one, Whyte needs to be calculated, similar to the way he was in the Chisora rematch. The Londoner was well behind in that fight on points but bided his time and got an emphatic stoppage victory. We expect him to come out fast in the first couple of rounds and if Povetkin is still there, take his foot off the gas and start to break him down mid-rounds then look to get the stoppage in the latter rounds. No matter what happens though, it's almost guaranteed that this fight will live up to the hype.

Prediction: Dillian Whyte to win by KO/TKO/DQ (11/10 @ SkyBet)