Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte

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Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte
FuryWhyteFight.jpeg
Date23 April 2022
Venue Wembley Stadium, Brent, London, United Kingdom
Title(s) on the line WBC, TBRB and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tyson Fury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillian Whyte
Nickname "The Gypsy King" "The Body Snatcher"
Hometown Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK Brixton, London, UK
Purse $33,640,500 $7,384,500
Pre-fight record 31–0–1 (22 KO) 28–2 (19 KO)
Age 33 years, 8 months 34 years
Height 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight265+12 lb (120 kg)253+14 lb (115 kg)
Style Orthodox [nb 1] Orthodox
Recognition WBC, TBRB and The Ring
Heavyweight Champion
WBC
Interim Heavyweight Champion
TBRB
No. 3 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Fury wins via 6th-round TKO

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte was a professional boxing event that featured heavyweight professional boxing match contested between WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and WBC interim heavyweight champion, Dillian Whyte. [1] The bout took place on Saturday 23 April 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. [2]

Contents

Background

On 9 October 2021, undefeated WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion Tyson Fury defended his world titles against former WBC champion Deontay Wilder in their trilogy match, when he defeated Wilder via eleventh-round knockout in a widely acclaimed contest that was named The Ring magazine Fight of the Year 2021. [3] Fury's mandatory challenger, Dillian Whyte, had been scheduled to face southpaw Otto Wallin in a defence of his WBC interim title later that month on 30 October, but the fight was cancelled days beforehand after it was alleged that Whyte had suffered a shoulder injury, ruling him out of contention. Whyte ultimately did not reschedule the fight, opting to bypass Wallin for a shot at Fury's world titles. [4]

On 30 December 2021, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, who had ordered Fury to defend his WBC title against Whyte, ruled that the champion Fury would be entitled to 80% of the purse, compared to Whyte's 20% as the challenger. [5] Sulaiman had set a deadline of 11 January 2022 for purse bids, as the two fighters' camps could not agree to terms. However, this deadline was pushed back multiple times, in part due to ongoing negotiations from Fury's team who were trying to secure the fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship against undefeated WBA (Super), IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. A fight between Fury and Usyk did not materialise, as deposed former champion Anthony Joshua was unwilling to step aside to allow the two champions to fight. [6]

The deadline for the Fury-Whyte purse bids was ultimately scheduled for 28 January 2022, when it was announced that Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions had won the rights to promote the fight, with a winning bid of $41,025,000 (£31 million), beating out the $32,222,222 (£24 million) bid submitted by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom. Warren's bid was reported to be the highest successful purse bid in boxing history. [7] [8] Fury reacted to the news, stating on social media that he is "coming home", suggesting that the fight against Whyte will be the first time he will box on U.K. soil since his August 2018 win against Francesco Pianeta. [9] On 25 February 2022, it was officially announced that the fight would be taking place at Wembley Stadium in London, England on 23 April. [2]

The first press conference for the fight took place on 1 March at Wembley Stadium, with Whyte absent. Whyte's lawyer stated that his client would not be partaking in promoting the fight, as "we still do not have things resolved". Despite his opponent's non-attendance, Fury as usual was "in full showman mode", declaring, "Even Tyson Fury versus his own shadow sells", and promising that the fight "is going to be a Ferrari racing a Vauxhall Corsa". When asked about Whyte's no-show, Fury opined, "He's definitely shown the white flag in my estimation." In addition, he stated that his bout against Whyte would be the final fight of his professional career, promising to retire after the fight: "I'm a two-time undisputed world champion. [I have] £150m in the bank and nothing to prove to anybody." [10]

Tickets for the fight went on sale on 2 March. 85,000 of the 90,000 available tickets were sold within the first 3 hours, prompting Fury's promoter Frank Warren to begin the process of applying to the local authorities to expand the capacity to 100,000 fans, which would make Fury-Whyte the largest post-war boxing attendance in the history of the United Kingdom. [11] [12]

The fight

Whyte boxed the first round in the southpaw stance, which was unusual for the primarily orthodox fighter. At the start of the second round Fury switched between the southpaw and orthodox stances. The champion found success with the jab and check hook. In the fourth round, Whyte was cut over his right eye after a clash of heads. Fury continued to dominate the fight, landing a straight right in the fifth round which appeared to momentarily stun the challenger. With around ten seconds left of the sixth round, Fury landed a left jab, followed by a right uppercut which sent Whyte sprawling to the canvas. Although Whyte was able to beat the count and rise to his feet, the referee deemed it unsafe for him to continue, halting the fight after two minutes and fifty-nine seconds of the sixth round, declaring Fury the winner by sixth-round technical knockout. [13] [14] At the time of the stoppage, Whyte was behind on the judges' scorecards with 49–46, 48–47, and 50–45. [15] [16]

Aftermath

Fury announced his retirement on 12 August 2022 and relinquished the Ring title. [17] This lasted until 20 October 2022, when it was announced that Fury would return to defend his WBC title against Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout on 3 December at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [18]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts: [19]

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tyson Fury (c)def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillian Whyte (ic)TKO6 (12)2:59 Note 1
Welterweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ekow Essuman (c)def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren TetleyUD12Replacement [20] Note 2
Featherweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Balldef. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Isaac Lowe TKO6 (10)1:45 Note 3
Heavyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Adeleye def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris HealeyTKO4 (8)0:52
Light Heavyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Fury def. Flag of Poland.svg Daniel BocianskiPTS6
Light Heavyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karol Itauma def. Flag of Poland.svg Michal CiachTKO2 (4)2:27
Super Featherweight Flag of Ireland.svg Kurt Walker def. Flag of Romania.svg Stefan NicolaePTS4
Super Featherweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royston Barney-Smith def. Flag of Romania.svg Konstantin RadoiPTS4

^Note 1 For WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles
^Note 2 For BBBofC British, CBC Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
^Note 3 For vacant WBC Silver Featherweight title

Broadcasting

Country/RegionFree-to-airCable/SatellitePay-per-viewStream
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (Host) BT Sport Box Office
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States ESPN PPV ESPN+
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rogers Ignite TV
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Wowow [21] Wowow
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Qazsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stan Event PPV
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sky Arena PPV
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium VOO Sports World Chaîne 30 VOO Sports World
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Max Sport 2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Arena Sport 2 [22] Arena Sport 2
Flag of France.svg  France RMC Sport
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Dajto Voyo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eurosport Player
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Viaplay PPV
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bild TV [23] Bild+
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Cosmote Sport 8 Cosmote Sport 8
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Setanta Sports MEGOGO
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia O Channel Champions TV Vidio
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mola [24]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo RTK
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sport TV 6
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Voyo
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey S Sport +
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa SuperSport Grandstand
SS Action
SS Maximo
SuperSport Grandstand
SS Action
SS Maximo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
ROA (Anglophone Africa)
ROA (Lusophone Africa)
Latin America ESPN Knockout

Notes

  1. Listed by BoxRec as orthodox, but regularly switch hits as a southpaw.

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Preceded by Tyson Fury' bouts
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Preceded by Dillian Whyte's bouts
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