Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte press conference LIVE: Latest updates as heavyweights face off before fight
Re-live updates from Wembley, where the heavyweight champion and his challenger faced off for the first time since their fight was announed
For the first time since their heavyweight title fight was announced, champion Tyson Fury and challenger Dillian Whyte went face-to-face on Wednesday afternoon.
Fury puts the WBC belt on the line at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night in front of 94,000 fans, in one of the biggest contests in the history of British heavyweight boxing. Whyte (28-2, 19 knockouts) has waited a long time for a shot at world heavyweight glory, and it finally arrives on the grandest stage as the Jamaican-born Londoner looks to become the first man to defeat Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs).
Whyte snubbed the first pre-fight press conference last month, electing to stay in Portugal to focus on his training for the bout instead. While the 34-year-old finally broke a long silence this week, saying among other things that Fury’s “mouth is like a toilet”, Whyte was not present at Tuesday’s open workouts at Wembley Boxpark. The challenger attended on Wednesday afternoon, however, marking the first time that he and Fury faced off since their title fight was made official earlier this year. All that is left are Friday’s weigh-ins and Saturday’s long-awaited heavyweight clash.
Re-live updates from the final Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte press conference, below.
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Fury vs Whyte press conference
Tyson Fury gives up his chair for head coach Sugarhill Steward.
Fury vs Whyte press conference
Dillian Whyte: “It’s a big fight, I’m excited to be here.”
Fury vs Whyte press conference
Applause for Whyte, who – everyone in this room would agree – deserves to be in this position.
And then... “The champ is here!” shouts Tyson Fury as he emerges.
Fury vs Whyte press conference
Here he is: Dillian Whyte is in the room.
Fury vs Whyte press conference
It’s slightly surreal to think that we’re just three days away from one of the biggest heavyweight bouts – or fights in any division, in fact – in British boxing history.
Finally, Fury and Whyte are set to meet in the ring.
Fury vs Whyte press conference
The room is packed, almost spilling over.
Fury vs Whyte press conference
We’re in place at Wembley Stadium for this afternoon’s press conference.
Barring any last-minute news, Dillian Whyte is expected to be here, meaning this is set to be the first time that he and Tyson Fury will go face-to-face since their fight was announced.
The press conference is scheduled to begin within the next 10 minutes.
Full card for Fury vs Whyte
- Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte (WBC heavyweight title)
- Anthony Cacace vs Jonathan Romero (vacant WBO International super-featherweight title)
- Isaac Lowe vs Nick Ball (vacant WBC Silver featherweight title)
- David Adeleye vs Chris Healey (heavyweight)
- Tommy Fury vs Daniel Bocianski (light heavyweight)
- Karol Itauma vs Michael Ciach (light-heavyweight)
What are the fighters’ records?
Fury, 33, is unbeaten at 31-0-1 (22 knockouts), with a controversial split draw in his first fight with Deontay Wilder giving way to stoppage wins against the American in the “Gypsy King”’s two most recent bouts.
Whyte, 34, has a professional record of (28-2, 19 KOs). He last fought in March 2021, knocking out Alexander Povetkin to avenge his own stoppage loss to the Russian from August 2020.
How much will heavyweights earn for title fight?
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren won the purse bid with his effort of approximately £30million, which beat the £23m put forward by Whyte’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Both were record bids in the entire history of boxing.
An 80/20 per cent purse split was agreed in favour of champion Fury, though the split only relates to 90 per cent of the overall winning bid (£27m) – because the promoter must deposit the other 10 per cent.
As such, Fury will thus take home approximately £21.5m, while Whyte receives around £5.5m.
The winner will receive the 10 per cent deposit (£3m).
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