We have a British showdown! After much back and forth, Dillian Whyte has finally signed the contract to fight Tyson Fury for the WBC Heavyweight title in April later this year inside Wembley. There was a lot of confusion in the lead-up to the fight, with Tyson Fury expressing his interest in a potential undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk.
According to reports, Anthony Joshua was even offered a lumpsum of £15 million to step aside. However, with everything behind us, it’s now confirmed that Tyson Fury will take on Dillian Whyte next, and the winner of this fight will take on the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch for the undisputed heavyweight titles.
Dillian Whyte is the current interim WBC heavyweight champion and is a mandatory challenger for Fury’s gold. Tyson Fury currently reigns as the WBC heavyweight and the Ring lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Whyte will step inside the ring on the back of a stoppage win over Alexander Povetkin in a rematch for the interim gold. Meanwhile, Tyson Fury is fresh off a TKO win over Deontay Wilde in the trilogy bout to settle his rivalry with the Bronze Bomber once and for all.
Can Dillian Whyte beat Tyson Fury to earn a chance at the undisputed gold?
There’s no denying that Dillian Whyte will go down as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. A true veteran of the sport, Whyte has fought the who’s who of the heavyweight division. He carries legitimate power in his hands and is quick on his feet for his size, much like Tyson Fury.
BREAKING: Tyson Fury’s next title fight is set ✍️
Dillian Whyte has signed his contract to fight Fury for the WBC heavyweight title on April 23 at Wembley Stadium in London. (via @MikeCoppinger) pic.twitter.com/yCUvC8nIRw
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Be that as it may, there’s a reason to believe that Tyson Fury walks through Dillian Whyte. Fury seems to be in his prime form right now and has looked absolutely unbeatable inside the ring. Arguably a generational boxer, Fury has time and again proved why he might go down as one of the greatest to ever do it. Whyte’s KO loss against Alexander Povetkin also raises several questions, and Fury’s dominant performances against Wilder in his last two bouts only seem to strengthen the opinion that Fury gets his hand raised after everything is said and done.