Dillian Whyte made a profitable return to the ring with a three-round victory over Christian Hammer in Eire.
The previous WBC interim heavyweight champion, combating for the primary time since clearing his title of doping offences, proved too sturdy for his Romanian-born opponent in Castlebar, County Mayo.
Hammer didn’t rise up from his stool for the fourth spherical, forcing the referee to cease the bout and hand Whyte his thirtieth skilled victory.
The 35-year-old Briton had not fought since his victory over Jermaine Franklin at Wembley in November 2022.
He had been lined as much as face Anthony Joshua final August however the proposed match-up by no means occurred after Whyte examined optimistic for a banned substance.
Whyte protested his innocence and was cleared to renew his profession after it was accepted he had consumed a contaminated complement.
