Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Tyson Fury says his win over Dillian Whyte is definitely the end of his career – he definitely thinks so anyway. There was no sense of changing his mind about retiring as he took off his T-shirt to sit down for the post-fight press conference. But neither was there a formal announcement of retirement.
Dillian Whyte feels he was neck and neck with Tyson Fury for most of their fight. Whyte, the mandatory challenger – and heavy underdog – for Fury’s WBC heavyweight title, however, ended up falling way short of bucking the odds in their scheduled, all-British 12-round title bout at Wembley Stadium in London last Saturday.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury admitted that the uppercut that finished Dillian Whyte in the sixth round was a punch he had been looking for. He said he set the punch up by throwing a series of one-twos that Whyte partially blocked, but by expecting the one-two, Whyte’s guard was coming upwards, leaving space for the shot underneath.
After not having fought in his native land for almost four years, Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) returned home with a spectacular sixth-round knockout in front of a record-breaking 94,000 fans Saturday evening at Wembley Stadium in London.
Fury, Whyte Fight Photos Gallery - Wembley Stadium, London - For the WBC heavyweight title, Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) blasted out Dillian Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) in the sixth round with a huge uppercut. (photos by Mikey Williams and Queensberry)
Paris Fury, the wife of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes her husband would return to the ring for a fight with the winner of the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua.
A few days ago, heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora was oozing with confidence when he tabbed Dillian Whyte to defeat Tyson Fury on Saturday night, before a crowd of 94,000 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Former world champion Carl Frampton predicted a dominant win for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - and that's exactly what happened on Saturday night.
A few days ago, former two-division world champion David Haye had openly backed Dillian Whyte to defeat Tyson Fury on Saturday night, before a crowd of 94,000 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Tyson Fury remained non-committal to his professional boxing career immediately following his sixth-round knockout win against Dillian Whyte on Saturday night in front of over 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London.