LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 23: Tyson Fury commemorates triumph as referee Mark Lyson look at Dillian Whyte after the WBC World Heavyweight Title Fight in between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23, 2022 in London,England (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
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Tyson Fury has actually recommended he will retire after keeping his WBC heavyweight title and unbeaten record with a disastrous sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium.
Fury, who has actually now won 32 and drawn among his 33 bouts, floored Whyte with a spectacular right uppercut in front of 94,000 fans in the capital.
The 33- year-old then stated “I think this is it” when asked in the ring whether he would combat once again.
Fury informed BT Sport: “I guaranteed my charming partner Paris that after the 3rd battle with Deontay Wilder that would be it and I suggested it.
” I then got provided to eliminate at Wembley and I believed I owed it to the fans, to everyone in the United Kingdom, to come here and combat.
“Now it’s all done I have to be a man of my word. I think this is it, it might be the final curtain for The Gypsy King and what a way to go out!”
Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, informed BT Sport: “If it was going to be the last fight, it’ll be the last fight. That’s his decision, he’s the guy getting in the ring. If it is his last fight, he has gone out on such a high.”
Fury outboxed opposition Whyte prior to flattening him, with referee Mark Lyson waving off the battle with one 2nd staying in the 6th round.
However, the champ revealed Whyte regard later on, stating he thinks the Brixton- based fighter will be a world champ one day.
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He included: “Dillian Whyte is a warrior and I think he will be world champ however tonight he fulfilled a fantastic in the sport, among the best heavyweights of perpetuity.
“There is no disgrace. He is a hard, video game guy. He is as strong as a bull and has the heart of a lion.
“But he was not messing with a mediocre heavyweight. He was messing with the best man on the planet.”
On the punch that knocked Whyte out, Fury included: “Lennox Lewis would have been proud of that.”
