Dillian Whyte has stated he 'begged' his doctors to give him morphine so that he could complete his fight against Otto Wallin.
The Brit withdrew from the bout, scheduled for the weekend, due to a shoulder injury and has faced accusations that he pulled out in order to face Tyson Fury.
However, Whyte has made it clear that isn't the case and that he wanted to fight against Wallin despite his injury.
While he was unable to fight at the weekend, he still made an appearance - and was jeered by the crowd, who made it clear they wanted the fight against Wallin rescheduled.
“We need to put some respect on my name. Listen, I’ll fight anyone; I don’t care. I’m always willing to go and ready to fight, but my injury, I tried to make the fight," he said.
“I begged my team to put some morphine in my shoulder to numb it for three or four rounds and go in there and give it hell.
“But they said, ‘Don’t be stupid, this isn’t your last fight. It’s not like your 40 and have one fight left in your career.
“So, they’re the brains, and I’m the muscleman, and I have to listen to what they say because they’ve guided me well and taken no wrong steps in my career.
“Let’s be honest. Who do you want to see me fight? Otto Wallin or Tyson Fury [half the audience screams Otto Wallin]. Let’s go, baby.”
Whyte has spoken about his desire to face Fury and compete for the WBC heavyweight title, with the governing body expected to make a decision this week.
