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Whyte: Local pride on the line
- Updated: October 7, 2016
Dillian Whyte admits he is battling Ian Lewison for Brixton ‘bragging rights’ and the British heavyweight title on Friday night.
The south London rivals have been engaged in a war of words ahead of their domestic showdown on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ WBA title defence against Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports.
Whyte believes Lewison has not made the most of his career after being touted as the ‘next great’ and plans to prove that he is the No 1 heavyweight in his local area.
He told Sky Sports: “Funny enough when I went to the gym, he was the guy who was meant to be the next great, with his amateur pedigree and stuff, but clearly he hasn’t taken his career seriously …
