Dillian White waited years as the “next man” for the WBC heavyweight title. White’s chance finally came to London on Saturday night and the dream opportunity turned into a nightmare as he was badly overtaken by Tyson Fury before being knocked out with a heavy uppercut in the final seconds of the sixth round.
White tried to confuse his game by jumping into a left-handed stand. The tactics didn’t seem to bother Fury much, as the champion struggled with his ideal game plan, sticking to the outside and mixing pockets and lead left hooks with solid body work.
With the rise of Fury’s dominance, White seemed disappointed, leading to several clinches where the heads collided and elbows and rabbit blows were thrown. The referee lost control of the action in the 4th round, as the two heavyweights refused to listen to his instructions for the breakthrough.
After the action returned to something resembling a boxing match, Fury returned to exercising control with his advantage in range, forcing White to take more chances at close range.
Fury’s shot will eventually lead to the final moment in Round 6, when he was followed by a right-handed uppercut that stunned White and sent him to crash into the canvas. White beat the countdown, but when he tried to reach the referee, his balance was still not there and he tripped over the ropes, leaving the referee with no choice but to give up the fight at 2:59 in the 6th round.
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“Listen, Dillian White is a warrior,” Fury said after the battle. “I believe he will be a world champion. But I am one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and unfortunately for Dillon, he had to face me here tonight.”
The uppercut was similar to the blow of Alexander Povetkin, who put White to sleep in their race in 2020. White will return to avenge the loss, but will probably not get that opportunity, as Fury’s next step is likely to be a match for reunification with four belts – or retirement, which he promised again after the match.
“You know, I promised my beautiful wife that after the battle with Wilder 3, this battle will be this, and that’s what I meant,” Fury said. “But I was offered to fight at Wembley at home, and I believed I deserved it and owed it.” [to the fans]. Now everything is done. I have to be a man of my word and I think that’s all. This may be the last curtain of the Gypsy King.
Elsewhere on the map, Ekow Essuman took care of the business against Darren Tetley to win by unanimous decision. Nick Ball defeated Isaac Lowe before the referee came in to stop the race in the sixth round. And Fury’s half-brother Tommy is back in the game to deal with Daniel Bocianski with a judge’s decision in six rounds.
CBS Sports was with you all the way on Saturday night, so be sure to follow along with the live results and highlights below.
Fury vs. White Battle Card, Results
- Tyson Fury (c) def. Dillian White by technical knockout in the sixth round
- Ekov Esuman def. Darren Tetley with unanimous decision (117-111, 116-112, 116-112)
- Nick Ball def. Isaac Lowe with a technical knockout in the sixth round
- David Adelie def. Chris Healy by technical knockout in the fourth round
- Tommy Fury def. Daniel Botzianski with a judge’s decision (60-54)
Fury vs. White score card, live broadcast
Fury (c) 1010101010TKO 50Whyte99999 45
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