Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between the defending WBC interim champion Dillian Whyte and former WBA (regular) titleholder Alexander Povetkin, with Whyte's WBC interim title on the line.
The event was originally scheduled to take place on 2 May 2020 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, but was rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the event being finalised for 22 August at the headquarters of Matchroom Boxing in Brentwood, Essex.
Povetkin defeated Whyte via fifth-round knockout, having been down twice himself in the fourth and well down on all the scorecards.
The two would have a rematch the following March.
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The fight was televised live in the United Kingdom and Ireland on PPV's Sky Sports Box Office, as well as in Russia on Ren TV (FTA) and A1 TV (via Amediateka)
- the coverage is not available in UK, IRL, CAN, and selected countries.