Get your popcorn ready boxing fans, as we enter Tyson Fury against Dillian Whyte fight Week.
After back-to-back wins over Deontay wilder in Las Vegas, Fury is now the WBC heavyweight champion. He will face Whyte at Wembley for the biggest sporting event this year.
Fury defeated Wilder to keep his WBC belt. However, he has been ordered to defend it again
The Gypsy King retained his crown with an emphatic knockout in October 2013. Unification against Anthony Joshua was also planned.
AJ lost his title defense to Oleksandr Usyk, and a rematch was postponed by Usyk's decision not to fight for Ukraine against Russia.
Fury, now 34-year-old mandatory challenger Whyte as he takes his belt to the line.
Fury declared, as the fight was announced, "I'm going home baby." Prepare for the largest British fight since Lennox Lewis against Frank Bruno. The making of history
On Wednesday, Whyte tweeted: "I'm ready. I look forward to seeing everyone at @wembleystadium on the 23rd April. LetsGooo!!! !"
It was also confirmed that Whyte had signed his part of the agreement just in time to meet the deadline.
Whyte, the WBC mandatory challenger, will be paid around PS6million for participating in the contest. Fury is expected to earn a more substantial PS23.5m.
When is Tyson Fury vs Dillian Howte?
- Saturday, April 23rd: Tyson Fury vs Dillian Howte
- The start time was CONFIRMED to be 10 PM UK time - 5 PM ET.
- Fury has not fought in the UK in over a year since 2018, when he faced Sefer Seferi, Manchester, and Francesco Pianeta, Belfast.
Where is the fight taking place?
- Fury vs Whyte will be held at Wembley Stadium, London.
- Since Christian Hammer's win in 2015, Fury hasn’t fought in London.
- Although Whyte has never fought at Wembley Stadium, he is familiar with competing in London.
- After extra seats were released last Wednesday, the fight will sell out in record numbers of 94,000.
What TV channel will it be and what live stream?
CONFIRMATION has been given to BT Sport Box Office as the broadcaster of the fight.
BT tweeted to confirm the news, "The time for talking has ended!" After many years of back-and-forth, the heavyweight fight is finally upon us!
It will cost PS24.95. This is the same price as Fury's last two clashes on Channel 4 with Deontay wilder.
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They said it!
Tyson Fury suggested that he would rather retire from fighting Dillian Whyte than face the likes Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Ursky.
The Gypsy King stated that money is the only thing I can earn. After this fight, I will have more than PS100million.
"If I can afford that, then I don't deserve anything more," I say.
"I'm aware that Mike Tyson spent half of a billion, Evander Holyfield 400million, and all the rest. But I don’t live like their flashy lifestyles.
"I live in Morecambe, in Lancashire. It's very affordable. I don't have any bad habits, like gambling a lot.
"I don’t do anything." I won't spend the money that I have."
Whyte - who didn't appear at the conference - previously stated about Fury fighting: "Wherever and whenever they want it, I don’t care."
"I have been trying to fight him since a long time. He's been a threat to my health for years.
"I want to fight him now for the world title."
