RECAP: Tyson Fury defeats Dillian Whyte to retain WBC heavyweight title fight

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Tyson Fury beats Dillian Whyte to retain WBC heavyweight title
Fury floors Whyte with uppercut in round six
Capacity crowd of 94,000 at Wembley for all-British bout
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Still unbeatenpublished at 23:11 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Fury beats Whyte with sixth-round TKO
Tyson Fury is now unbeaten in his 33 professional fights with 32 wins and one draw.
The draw came in the first fight with Deontay Wilder, although many people, including Fury himself, thought he should have won that one too.
Of those 32 wins, 23 have been inside the distance.
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One for the family albumpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Fury beats Whyte with sixth-round TKO
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Get Involvedpublished at 23:00 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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Good performance from Fury, but Whyte was completely shot from the first round, slow and lethargic offered absolutely nothing. His chance came years too late, punch resistance gone. Mismatch.
Alan, Devon
I started by doubting Fury, then I began to admire him, and as I learned more about his struggles, I've started to love him.
Jake
The Rock says...published at 22:58 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson congratulates Tyson Fury...
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'Mentioned with the all-time greats'published at 22:54 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Fury beats Whyte with sixth round TKO
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'What a way to go out'published at 22:50 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Fury beats Whyte with sixth round TKO
Speaking to BT Sport Box Office, Tyson Fury said: "First of all, I want to say I dedicate this to my lord and saviour Jesus Christ. In his name I won this fight in my lively country. In my England. We are Spartans.
"I'm overwhelmed by the support. I cannot believe 94,000 countrymen and women came here to watch me. From the bottom of my heart thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and stayed up late to watch this fight.
"Dillian [Whyte] is a warrior and I believe he will be a world champion. One of the greatest and, unfortunately, he had to fight me tonight. You are not messing with a mediocre heavyweight, you are messing with the best man on the planet.
"This man, SugarHill [Steward], has made the man I am. He has made me the biggest boxer in the heavyweight division.
"I promised my wife that would be it after the [Deontay] Wilder fight. But I got offered a fight at Wembley and I owed it to the fans. What a way to go out."
Time for some karaokepublished at 22:49 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
We started off with Don McLean's American Pie and we end with Fury singing the same song with the microphone in his hand.
He is joined by 90,000 plus people.
Fury hints at retirementpublished at 22:45 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
"This might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King," says Tyson Fury immediately after the fight.
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Every time Whyte has been KO'd, it's been an upper cut
Rob, Oxford
Entirely predictable now.
Rupert
Fury wins with sixth-round TKOpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Breaking
It's all over.
TYSON FURY RETAINS HIS WBC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
Dillian Whyte, after receiving that brutal right uppercut, gets to his feet, but he is all over the place and referee Mark Lyson waves it off.
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Whyte downpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
A brilliant, brutal right uppercut by Fury. Whyte is down and in a lot of trouble.
'Whyte is getting tired'published at 22:36 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis told BT Sport Box Office: "Dillian Whyte needs to pick it up a bit more. Tyson is getting the punches to the body which is zapping Whyte's energy.
"That is why you are seeing Dillian opening his mouth and breathing because he is getting tired.
"Tyson is doing the right thing by staying on the outside. He is winning."
Postpublished at 22:35 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Round six
A chopping right hand from Whyte from downtown misses by miles and leaves him stumbling forwards. But those are the risks he is going to have to take to get himself back in the contest.
He's going to have to gamble, hope he strikes gold and doesn't get caught when doing so.
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Postpublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Round five
More good work from Tyson Fury, who is mixing up the shots to the head then the shots to the body beautifully.
A combination from Fury also lands, momentarily stunning Whyte.
The best news for Whyte is he's still in there after five rounds, the bad news is he is very much losing. But this is heavyweight boxing, it can all change oh so quickly.
Postpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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Postpublished at 22:29 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Round 4
Whyte, after a slow start, is having to try to draw Fury into a brawl. Two shots to the body from Fury see Whyte with a wild swipe that misses and leaves him off balance, but Fury can't capitalise.
It's getting messy, it's getting ugly. Whyte also has a cut over the right eye following an accidental clash of heads.
Four rounds gone, it's hard to make a case for Whyte winning any of them.
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Andrew: Whyte is far too slow on his feet. He’s got no chance of closing the space to Fury to do the type of lasting damage he needs to inflict to win this fight.
Postpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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Postpublished at 22:25 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Round 4
Dillian Whyte looks to rough up Fury and Fury is furious that Whyte caught him on the break.
Both men get a telling off from referee Mark Lyson in the early stages of the fourth.
Postpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Round three
A left hook from Fury lands, although the Whyte gloves soaked up some of its power. Fury smiles at that one. That's something to work with.
Some quick hands, a left, right, both landing from Fury. It's been a quiet start to this bout, and Fury, without much problem, has coasted into a three-round lead.
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