LONDON — Wembley Stadium will stage Tyson Fury’s protection of the WBC heavyweight title in opposition to British countryman Dillian Whyte on April 23.
Co-promoter Frank Warren introduced the venue on Friday, three days after Whyte signed on for the combat.
Warren received the proper to host the bout after a $41 million supply at purse bids.
Fury will combat in the UK for the primary time in almost 4 years. He’s fought solely in the USA since doing a cope with Bob Arum’s High Rank and received an epic trilogy in opposition to Deontay Wilder.
Their third and final combat was in October, when Fury received by knockout within the eleventh spherical to enhance his file to 31-0-1.
Whyte (28-2) hasn’t fought since final March when he avenged a shock loss to Russian veteran Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar to as soon as extra develop into the WBC’s No. 1-ranked contender.
“Tyson Fury conquered America, and it is just becoming that he defends the heavyweight championship in a packed Wembley Stadium,” Arum stated.
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