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Katie Taylor retains world titles by unanimous points decision against Delfine Persoon Inside the Matchroom boxing bubble: Covid tests, cricket matches and camaraderie Drama and disappointment for Dillian Whyte here at 'Matchroom Square Garden' at Fight Camp 4 with the heavyweight's world title aspirations blown away when the Brixton fighter was stunningly knocked out by Russian Alexander Povetkin in a spectacular fifth round turnaround. The shocked silence was in contrast to a fight in which the Briton had looked comfortable and in control, outboxing the former Olympic champion, and having hurt his foe already with body shots. Whyte, indeed, defending his WBC Interim title had had Povetkin down twice in the fourth round, the second with a brilliant left uppercut, before he was finished himself by piece of clever artistry which saw Povetkin dip to the left inside and deliver a peach of a left up the middle which left Whyte felled. He was out cold before all 18st of heavyweight hit the ground. They say heavyweight boxing is about knockouts, and the manner of this curtain falling on the event evidenced that with brutal clarity.
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