Tyson Fury says heavyweight title defence vs. Whyte on April 23
Tyson Furyโs world heavyweight title defence against Dillian Whyte will take place on April 23, the WBC champion said on Tuesday while announcing a social-media blackout until after the all-British fight.
Details of the fight havenโt been announced by either boxerโs promoter.
However, Fury took to Twitter to reveal the date of the bout, hours after saying Whyte had signed a contract.
Accompanying the announcement by Fury was a video in which he said he was โout of bounds until May”.
โGonna go into training camp to give Dillian Whyte all the respect in the world that he needs,” Fury said. โIโll never underestimate anybody in my life, and Iโll give this man all the respect he deserves.”
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The fight is set to be held in Britain.
Fury (31-0-1, 22 knockouts) hasnโt fought since his dramatic 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas in October, which completed their entertaining trilogy.
After months of drawn-out negotiations, Frank Warren, Furyโs U.K. promoter, won a purse bid for the bout at just over $41 million. Thatโs the richest purse bid in boxing history.
Whyte is the mandatory challenger for Furyโs belt and is getting his first world title shot.