After months of back-and-forth negotiations, Tyson Fury is finally set to face Dillian Whyte.
After back-to-back wins over Deontay wilder in Las Vegas, Fury, 33 is now the WBC heavyweight champion.
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 delayed due to Usyk's decision not to fight for Ukraine against Russia.
Fury now turns his attention to Dillian Whyte (also 33), as he once again puts his belt on the line.
Fury declared, as the fight was announced: “I'm coming back baby.” Prepare for the largest British fight since Lennox Lewis against Frank Bruno. The making of history
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit RequiredIt 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 10pm UK Time - 5pm 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.
- The fight will sell out in 90,000.
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 talk is over!" After many years of back-and-forth, the heavyweight fight is finally here!
It is expected that the event will cost PS24.95. This was the same price as Fury's last two fights with Deontay wilder on the channel.
Who is the undercard fighter?
The big show will not be without its undercard fights.
It was expected that Top Rank heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson – Fury's sparring partner – would be on the floor.
Anderson, however, is now off the card due to an injury sustained in training.
Fury is close friends with Isaac Lowe, the featherweight, but he is not yet known.
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" said that money is the only thing that can be gained. 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."
