The WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Championships will be on the line here as “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury will defend his titles against the WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion “The Body Snatcher” Dillian Whyte on Friday afternoon inside of Wembley Stadium. The WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ordered that Fury were to defend against Wyte, so it will be an interesting fight seeing Fury finally be finished with the Deontay Wilder trilogy.
Last Fight Records
Fury has a 31-0-1 record heading into this fight and is coming off a 11th round knockout against Deontay Wilder back in October as he retained the two titles on the line in this fight. Whyte has a 28-2-0 record, 19 KO and last fought in March 2021 as he defeated Alexander Povetkin via TKO in the fourth round to win the WBC Interim Heavyweight Championship for a second time.
Matchup Information
- Time, day: Friday, April 22 2:00 PM
- Location of the game: London HA9 0WS, United Kingdom
- Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Fury vs Whyte Betting Analysis
Tyson Fury Betting Analysis
Tyson Fury has been one of the best fighters in the entire division as he is currently 31-0-1, 22 KOs and is riding a four-fight winning streak after knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round back in October to end the trilogy of fights between them.
Fury has shown the ability to win via knockout as only one of his four previous fights have gone the full 12 rounds. He has a huge advantage as he has been on the main stage and the power behind his 71 knockout percentage gives him a huge step up.
Dillian Whyte Betting Analysis
Dillian “The Body Snatcher” Whyte is a solid challenger in this fight as he is 28-2-0, 19 KOs throughout his career. The fighter won his last fight as he won by TKO in the fourth round against Alexander Povetkin to win the WBC Interim Heavyweight Championship. He has one of the more powerful strikes as he has a 68 knockout percentage and has experience as he made his debut back in 2011. He does not have the name recognition like Fury, but has a good chance of pulling off the upset and winning both the WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Championships.
Updates
Whyte was supposed to fight against Otto Wallin back in October, but suffered a shoulder injury and was ruled out of the fight and never rescheduled. His injury should be at 100 percent after almost six months, but it is definitely something to keep an eye on. Fury is heading into this fight completely healthy so this should be a great fight.
Fury vs Whyte Betting Preview
The boxing betting odds are having this fight as a solid fight with the potential of an upset. If you are betting on boxing, Tyson Fury is a -600 favorite as the reigning champion while Dillian Whyte is a +390 underdog heading into this main event fight. If you want to bet that this fight will end in a draw, that is listed as +2600. Both fighters have powerful strikes,so betting boxing in this fight is +210 to last all 12 rounds while the fight not lasting all 12 rounds is -290.
Fury vs Whyte Betting Prediction
These two fighters are ready to fight in the main event and this fight does not feel like it will be closed. Fury has a five inch height advantage and a seven inch reach advantage heading into this fight, which will be a great advantage. Both fighters have shown the ability to knock out their opponents throughout their career and that means it is really difficult to expect this fight will last all 12 rounds.
Tyson Fury has shown the ability to dominate inside of the ring as he destroyed Deontay Wilder and knocked him down the pedestal. Dillian Whyte is on the biggest stage of his career and he can win the title, but that does not seem likely. Go with what the boxing picks are telling us and choose Tyson Fury to win the fight.
Bet Tyson Fury -600.
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