Dillian Whyte
| Dillian Whyte | |
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| Born |
11 April 1988 Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica |
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| Nationality | British |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Brixton, London, England |
| Years active |
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| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Dillian Whyte (born 11 April 1988) is a British professional boxer who has held the WBC International heavyweight title since 2016, and previously the British heavyweight title from 2016 to 2017. He is also a former kickboxing champion, having held the BIKMA British super-heavyweight title and the European K1 title. Whyte has also competed professionally in mixed martial arts.
Whyte was born in Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica. In the 1990s, Whyte moved, with his family, including his brother Dean, to the United Kingdom at 12 years of age. Of his early life Whyte has spoken of performance in academia at school in England, while adding: "I had no schooling at all when I lived in Jamaica."
Whyte grew up in Brixton, Lambeth and fought at Miguel's Boxing Gym.
He had spoken of the influencing experience boxing has had upon his early life, by stating: "I didn't do too well at school, to be honest, but boxing saved me and changed my life. And it was going well, because I knew it was my best chance in life."
Originally, Whyte was a professional kickboxer, to which he became two-time British heavyweight kickboxing champion by claiming the BIKMA Super Heavyweight British Championship title, and one-time European K1 champion, while being ranked UK #1 for five years in his weight category of 95 kg +, ending his kickboxing with a K-1 record of 20–1, before then turning to MMA. Whyte made his professional MMA debut on December 6, 2008, at the Ultimate Challenge MMA, on the James McSweeney vs. Neil Grove undercard, where he defeated Mark Stroud with a hugely destructive left hook only 12 seconds into the round; ultimately winning by KO at The Troxy.
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