Dillian Whyte shows off hilarious new haircut ahead of Lucas Browne fight as he targets WBC king Deontay Wilder

DILLIAN WHYTE showed off his hilarious new haircut - but he is deadly serious when he calls out WBC king Deontaty Wilder.

On Saturday at London's 02 Arena, Whyte will defend his WBC Silver heavyweight title against Lucas Browne - but he is already looking past that opponent.

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And the London boxer is aiming for the best - in WBC champ Deontay Wilder - and also a rematch against Anthony Joshua.

AJ handed Whyte his first ever defeat as a professional back in December 2015.

Speaking to Whyte said: "The plan is for a world title fight this year and I've got to keep working towards it.

"I'm a tough man with true grit and I refuse to give up and go away. I keep fighting back.

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"There's all sorts of talks with rematches and fighting for world titles but I'm just trying to focus on what's in front of me - I'm trying to give Browne that credit he deserves.

"I'm in the top ten with all the world governing bodies. All the fights are within reach for me.

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"Deontay Wilder makes sense and that's the fight we will push for but the rematch with Joshua could come up as well as we and will look at that too."

Whyte will be the favourite when he takes to the squared circle this weekend against tattooed Aussie Browne

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Whyte joked that he would be sporting a funky new barnet - sharing a snap of a bald stripe shaved down his head as he sat in the barber's chair.

Whyte is ranked No 1 in the WBC and former WBA champion Browne is hunting a route to becoming a two-time champion.

The winner is in a prime spot to fight for a world crown later his year.

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And Whyte, who needs to improve on his snorfest victory over Noweigan Robert Helenius, knows it.

He said: “We’re both at the point in our careers where we need to put in a big performance to stake a claim to fight for a world title.

"That’s going to make me put it all on the line, and I think it’ll do the same for him.

“Of course, I want the rematch with Anthony Joshua, but the fight with Deontay Wilderwould make the AJ fight even bigger if I had the WBC belt.

"I’m always going to want the Joshua fight because we have history and we keep winning then the fight is inevitable.

"But there’s more to this sport for just fighting for pride - it’s business, and the fights have to fit my strategy.

"If you win a world title, you go down in history as a heavyweight world champion. It’s the biggest accolade in sport and that can never be taken from you.”