Tyson Fury will defend the CBM heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte in the UK after promoter Frank Warren won an auction for the fight.
Top Rank, Fury’s US-based promoter, and Warren’s Queensberry Promotions announced the deal on Friday, ending months of arduous negotiations over the future of the undefeated Fury. Warren is paying just over $41 million for the rights, according to Mexico’s Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC, the highest auction in boxing history. Fury (31-0-1, 22 knockouts) broke the news on his social media. He stressed that the fight will be his first since the dramatic 11th round knockout of Deontay Wilder. That contest was held in October in Las Vegas and completed a trilogy. “The Great GK is coming home, I’m coming home!” Fury sang, referring to his nickname, Gypsy King. “I can not wait. Dillian and I are going to drop everything.”
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