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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

DILLIAN WHYTE has never been known to duck a question over the course of a professional career which is now into its second decade.

But the 35-year-old remained guarded when he was asked where in London he has been putting the finishing touches to his preparation for Saturday’s comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin.

“The gym is called Nun Ovyer,” he said with a perfectly straight face. “Nun Ovyer Business.”

Whyte, however, is not being purposefully obtuse and in fact has every reason to keep his movements a secret since he returned from his training camp in Los Angeles a fortnight ago.

While he was away, the son of his close associate, Dean Whyte, who is often referred to as his “brother” (though is not, despite sharing a surname), was shot dead in Brixton in an incident which is reportedly the result of a gangland feud.

“I’m not going to disclose where I’m training,” Whyte said. “I don’t want people to

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