Fury retains title with 6th-round TKO of Whyte
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury retained his title Saturday night in London with a 6th-round technical knockout of challenger Dillian Whyte…
Mike CoppingerESPN
LONDON – Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sixth-round TKO of Dillian Whyte on Saturday before 94,000-plus at Wembley Stadium, a right uppercut that sent the challenger crashing to the canvas.
Whyte made it to his feet before the count of 10, but when asked to walk forward by the referee, he stumbled into the ropes and the bout was waved off with one second left in the round.
The 33-year-old was making the second defense of the title he won from Deontay Wilder in 2020 via seventh-round KO. Fury followed that victory with an 11th-round KO of Wilder in October in ESPN’s Fight of the Year.
Prior to the fight, Fury, hinted at the possibility of retirement following his title defense. Following his dismissal of Whyte, Fury suggested he was indeed ready to hang up the gloves.
“I promised my lovely wife Paris of 14 years that after the Wilder 3 fight that would be it, and I meant it,” Fury said moments after the fight. ” It was a great trilogy and I meant that…
“But I got offered to fight at Wembley, at home, a fight I deserved — I owed it to the fans… I owed it to every person in the UK to fight at Wembley. And now it’s all gone I have to be a man of my word and think this is it. This might be the final curtain of the Gypsy King”
Bob Arum, Top Rank Chairman and co-promoter for Fury, lauded the champion for Saturday’s performance.
“Tyson Fury proved his greatness once again,” said Arum. “There had never, ever been a heavyweight like ‘The Gypsy King’, and tonight was one of his best performances.”
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