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Tyson Fury Lands An Upper Cut From Hell And Shuts the Lights Out Of Dillian Whyte In Round 6
Millions of fans were treated to a sensational, and long-awaited, main event, a heavyweight championship title clash at Wembley Stadium in London. British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte went up against reigning champion Tyson Fury.
The battle of the behemoths for the WBC and The Ring heavyweight championship titles was truly a sight to behold.
Fury, who was 31-0-1 coming into the bout, was coming off a dominating KO victory over Deontay Wilder in a jaw dropping trilogy collision.
Meanwhile, Whyte, who was 28-2 coming into the bout, was returning to the ring after a year-long hiatus post his TKO victory in his rematch against Alexander Povetkin.
Moreover, ‘The Gypsy King’ claimed that this fight is to be his last professional boxing match, hinting a retirement. However, ‘The Body Snatcher’ doesn’t seem to believe in what Fury had to say regarding retirement.
Undoubtedly, all of this further added to the intrigue of this fight. Thus, there were a lot of eyes on this intriguing heavyweight main event.
Tyson Fury retained his throne against Dillian Whyte
Whyte had a stellar entry with the music of Led Zeppelin welcoming him to the ring. However, Fury’s entry was nothing short of the entry of an emperor. Don Mclean’s ‘American Pie’ that played at Fury’s entry was drowned by the deafening cheers from the crowd.
His entry concluded with him seated on a golden throne, followed by the singing of the national anthem by English soprano Laura Wright.
Nobody does an entrance like @Tyson_Fury!#FuryWhyte | Now | BT Sport Box Office pic.twitter.com/RajwtbHopl
— Frank Warren (@frankwarren_tv) April 23, 2022
The first round started rather slow. Both fighters used the round as a scouting mission. Fury was seen using slow left jabs and parrying. Whyte, on the other hand, seemed more on the offensive with more powerful jabs. However, Fury was able to land a solid jab to Whyte’s jaw. This made Whyte move closer, as he realizes Fury’s reach advantage.
The second round saw Whyte moving to an Orthodox stance and Fury to the Southpaw stance. Whyte was able to land multiple body shots on Fury, even getting Fury to the ropes. Similarly, the third round also saw Whyte landing body shots and trying to close the gap.
Tensions rose in the fourth round, and the duo share a war of words after Whyte hit Fury with his elbow, resulting in the referee separating the duo. Fury went into the offensive, mixing attacks and almost brawling. As the duo moved to the ropes, the referee struggled to separate them. Moreover, the referee gave a warning to both the fighters.
TYSON FURY JUST DID THE DANG THING #FuryWhyte pic.twitter.com/TzcQhlvO5r
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) April 23, 2022
The referee had a talk with the duo before the fifth round to prevent tempers from flaring. Fury maintained the distance by keeping Whyte at bay with jabs. A few powerful shots from Fury made Whyte unsteady on his feet and unable to close the gap.
However, the sixth round cemented Fury’s position as the reigning champion. Fury, who took his time, noticed this opportunity and delivered a debilitating right uppercut from hell. Whyte once again falls victim to his greatest weakness, the uppercut, knocking him out.
Fury was declared the winner by TKO, thereby retaining his heavyweight titles and reportedly retiring as a champion.
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