Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte are fighting Saturday in a heavyweight clash for multiple heavyweight titles. Here’s all the information you need to know before the highly anticipated boxing match.
FIGHT DETAILS
- Date: Saturday, April 23
- Location:Â Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Time: 9:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM PT
- TV Broadcast: U.S.: ESPN Pay-per-view or ESPN+ Subscription | UK: BT Sport Box Office Â
- Price:Â $69.99Â Pay-per-view
BOXER INFORMATION
| FIGHTER | FURY | WHYTE |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 33 | 34 |
| Record | 31-0-1, 22 KO | 28-2-0, 19 KO |
| Titles | 2X World Heavyweight Champion, holds the WBC and The Ring Magazine Titles. Former Unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring Champion | Current WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion, Former BIKMA British Super-Heavyweight & European K1 Kickboxing Champion |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Reach | 85 in (216 cm) | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Nickname(s) | The Gypsy King | The Villain The Body Snatcher |
| Born | Wythenshawe, Manchester, England | Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica |
PURSE DETAILS
Fury will earn approximately $29.5 million (£22m) while Whyte will receive approximately $7.4 million (£5.5m)
The winner of the fight and the winner of the fight earns an additional $4.1 million bonus (£3.1m)
Frank Warren won the purse bid for the fight putting in a record bid for $41,025,000 (£31 million), edging out Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn’s for $32,222,222 (£24 million).
FIGHT CARD & BETTING ODDS
- Tyson Fury (-650) vs. Dillian Whyte (+415) | WBC and Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Titles
- Anthony Cacace (-900) vs. Jhonatan Romero (+500) | Super Featherweight
- Isaac Lowe (-145) vs. Nick Ball (+110) | Featherweight
- David Adeleye (-6600) vs. Chris Healey (+1100) | Heavyweight
- Tommy Fury (-2500) vs. Daniel Bocianski (+825) | Light Heavyweight
- Karol Itauma (-6600) vs. Michal Ciach (+1400) | Light Heavyweight
- Royston Barney Smith (-6600) vs. Constantin Radoi (+1500) | Super Featherweight
Odds provided by Bovada Sports Book
BACKGROUND
From Wikipedia:
“On October 9 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. Fury’s mandatory challenger, Dillian Whyte, had been scheduled to face southpaw Otto Wallin in a defense 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. He ultimately did not reschedule the fight with Wallin, opting to bypass Wallin for a shot at Fury’s world titles.”
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Categories: Boxing