Dillian Whyte Challenges Tyson Fury: I'll Finish Him

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JAKARTA - WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte says he wants to win the belt currently held by Tyson Fury.

Whyte won the interim title in March 2021 when he defeated Alexander Povetkin by TKO in the two fighters' rematch.

Fury has held the WBC belt since February 2020 when he defeated Deontay Wilder via a seventh round TKO.

He has since defended his title by defeating Wilder again in October 2021 via TKO in the eleventh round.

"Of course, I'm going to finish him off," said Whyte told MARCA, Monday, November 22. "Wilder is overrated. He can punch, but he can't fight.

"He's very athletic and agile, and he has good pace, so when he closes the gap fast and he lands a punch, he uses a heavy hand. But he can't box, and he can't fight. Everything he does is erratic. and that's why Fury was able to take him out.

“He knocked Fury down twice, heavy knockdown, and Fury came back and won the round. Wilder is a freak, he has no technical skills. If I take Fury down, I will attack him, head and body, head and body."

Whyte has been confirmed by the WBC as Fury's next challenger, despite speculation Fury wants to fight Oleksandr Usyk.

However, since Usyk is expected to take on Anthony Joshua in a rematch, Fury may have no choice but to fight Whyte.

"It's confirmed that Tyson Fury will have to fight me next," Whyte continued. "They announced on their website that I was the mandatory challenger and I was Tyson Fury's next opponent.

"I don't know where this confusion is coming from. He (Fury) will try to fight Usyk, because Usyk is a much easier fighter for him."