According to reports, Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury have finalised their contracts for their WBC heavyweight title fight. The clash is expected to take place at Wembley on April 23.
Brixton-hailing Whyte currently holds the WBC interim title after knocking out Alexander Povetkin at a rematch last March. Fury, meanwhile, secured his belt when he knocked out Deontay Wilder back in October.
Whyte and Fury have been throwing barbs back and forth for some time now, with Whyte telling Sky Sports, “Wherever they want the fight, whenever they want the fight, I don’t care. I’ve been trying to fight him for a long time. I’ve been ready to fight him for a long time. I just want to fight him for the world title now.”
Fury, on the other hand, has mocked Whyte for agreeing to an 80-20 split of the purse in Fury’s favour. Taking to Instagram, Fury said: “Oh my God. Dillian Whyte’s signed his contract for $8m. What a surprise! An absolute idiot. Should this even be a talking point? The man signed, for the biggest pay-day he’s ever going to get in his life.”
In a mock American accent, he added: “Oh my God, my head hurts from all the mind-games that Dillian Whyte’s been playing on me. Oh my God. I’m so sore. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. My training camp’s a mess.”
In another story post, Fury said: “I’m going to absolutely bust Dillian Whyte like a cheap f**king water balloon. And then when I’m finished with him, Joe Parker is going to set upon him, because you’re useless, you big dosser. You useless sausage!”
At the time of writing, Whyte has yet to respond.
