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Tyson Fury Knocks Out Dillian Whyte , Retains WBC title

Tyson Fury outclassed heavyweight rival and former sparring partner Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening in what he had insisted would be his final bout as a professional boxer – securing a TKO victory in the sixth round.

The pair met in front of a record 94,000 spectators in London as Fury put his WBC, The Ring and lineal heavyweight titles on the line against his fellow Brit, nicknamed the Bodysnatcher.

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The self-proclaimed Gypsy King had been full of respect for his foe in the build-up to the fight despite years of bad blood, and was again asked to clarify his boxing future in the ring following his triumph.

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