Boxing: Dillian Whyte Continues To Train Despite Uncertainty Of Alexander Povetkin Fight Due To COVID-19

Dillian Whyte is not letting the Corovirus pandemic stop him from keeping himself in tip-top shape despite the uncertainty of his bout against Alexander Povetkin on May 2.

While boxing in UK has been suspended until the end of April, the British boxer still continues to train in Portugal as he keeps a professional mindset while keeping his fingers crossed that his fight against the Russian slugger would go on as scheduled when the suspension is lifted.

“The preparation is just to continue as a pro, you’ve just gotta be professional to the best of your ability," Whyte told talkSPORT Fight Night. "Obviously there’s a lot going on in the world at the minute, at lot more important things than boxing."

“I’m just trying to stay focussed, just trying to prepare," he continued. "I’ve got a job to do and obviously just be professional about it, keep training like the fight is still happening."

There is a strong belief, however, that the British Boxing Board will extend the hiatus as the global health crisis continues to hit the sports industry worldwide.

But the WBC interim heavyweight champion hopes for the situation to get better soon as he admits he has been looking forward on the said fight.

“I’m just training for May 2 really. I’ve just been getting on with it.”

Should his wish fail to be granted - which he is aware would most likely to happen - Whyte just offered a piece of his mind as the world deals with the pandemic.

“Nobody knows how bad it is, how worse it’s gonna get, so I just try and crack on," he said. “We can do one of two things – live our life in fear and isolation, panic and go crazy, or we can just try and be careful and sensible and try and get on with life.

“I just try and get on with my life because the world has seen worse crises than this before. I’m not an expert, but us people, humans, have been through worse things than this before and we got on with it, we got through it. So people need to be a bit more positive, a bit more upbeat, and just get on with life.”