Dillian Whyte expected to fight in spring, but not for title

Dillian Whyte is expected to fight again in the spring, but it doesn’t look is if it will be for a heavyweight title he so desperately wants.

Whyte, who won a decision over Mariusz Wach on the Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz Jr. II card Dec. 7, is in line for a shot at the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder winner, promoter Eddie Hearn says.

But Hearn doesn’t believe that will happen anytime soon. Instead, Hearn says he would like to see Whyte in a fight against Ruiz or Alexander Povetkin.

“Looking to fight in April, possibly in the U.K.,’’ Hearn told iTV.  “Again, it all depends on Joshua’s next fight.’’

It’s still not clear what Joshua plans to do next. A mandatory title defense against Kubrat Pulev is one possibility.

“Dillian Whyte,” Hearn said, “where are we going to place him and slot him in? I love the Andy Ruiz fight for Dillian Whyte. Will they take it? Probably not.”

“I like the Povetkin fight for Dillian Whyte, I think that’s an absolute war. But, ultimately, all these fights for Dillian are great, but we’ve got to get him a world title fight. We’ve got to see where we are with the WBC (World Boxing Council). We’re not the mandatory until 2021.”