After months of talks, Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will fight for the WBC heavyweight title on April 23 at Wembley Stadium; both boxers finally signed their contracts for the fight last week; Sky users will be able to buy the BT Box Office event through Sky.
After his heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury has stated that he plans to retire on "a large boat abroad."
Last week, the British two only missed a deadline to sign their contracts for the highly awaited clash at Wembley on April 23, live on BT Box Office, which would be Fury's first fight in England since 2018.
Later this year, Fury, 33, was slated to fight the winner of Anthony Joshua's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury, on the other hand, declared on Tuesday: "This is my final fight; I'm retiring after this with $150 million in the bank, I'm fit and young, and I'm going to buy a huge boat in another country. I'm out, I'm retiring, this is my final battle, I'm done."
Fury was speaking at a press conference to announce the bout with Whyte, who chose to stay in Portugal for training.
After meeting the media alone, Fury stated, "He has obviously flashed a white flag today." "I'm not pushing the fight, and I'm not getting part in mind games," she said on social media.
'Whyte is going to attempt to chin me.'
Last March, the Brixton man earned a mandatory championship chance by knocking out Alexander Povetkin in a rematch, while Fury defended his WBC gold by knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round in October.
Fury recognizes the threat Whyte will offer in the ring, but maintains he will take advantage of the opportunity to show off his skills.
"I want to show the public and the boxing community how excellent I am, and what better opponent to do it against than a man who has been clamoring for the fight for 352 years," Fury added.
"On the biggest platform, against the biggest champion, on the biggest night, he finally gets his chance. I'm not going to fail; instead, I'm going to show you how terrific I truly am.
"Over the years, I've faced some interesting opponents. Dillian Whyte and I have a long history together. We'll go back to about 2012. He's a tough person who knows how to fight. He'll bring what he can, and he'll attempt to chin me, no doubt.
"He's among the top ten bouts I've ever had, but we'll all find out on fight night. I could say he's No 2 or 22, but if he doesn't put in a decent performance on the night, he'll never get credit, or if I smash him in one round, he'll never get credit, but if it's a fantastic fight, he'll surely get credit."
'I can handle that style,' Whyte says, comparing himself to Chisora.
Derek Chisora, a fellow Brit who both have beaten on two occasions, has been one of the few mutual opponents for the duo over their careers.
Fury finds parallels between Whyte and Chisora, who fought in very contested bouts in 2016 and 2018, which gives him confidence heading into the fight.
"I believe they're really comparable," Fury added. "They got into two good fights with each other."
"The first round was a nail-biter, and I genuinely felt Derek had the fight by a couple rounds. The second battle was also going Derek's way, and he was clearly chinned late.
"Competitive bouts that are really tight. In terms of size, weight, and style, I believe they're extremely comparable, and I've dealt with that type previously.
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