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Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte’s tussle is one of the most important heavyweight fights of 2021. A contest between these two will take place at the Wembley stadium in the UK and it is expected to be a classic event. Also, this will be a homecoming for Fury who’s fighting in the UK after 2018.

That said, fans are expected to turn in up huge numbers to support the WBC champ, and also the underdog Whyte. Recently, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions announced the ticket sales of this fiery encounter and gave out a piece of astonishing news.

This fight sold a whopping 85,000 tickets within three hours. Also, it is reported that the promoters have begun applying to local authorities to increase the capacity of the Wembley Stadium to 100,000 in total, making it the largest post-war boxing attendance in UK history.

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A fight of Fury vs Whyte’s magnitude is bound to have in-stadium fans in extensive numbers.

Also, this fight will be ‘The Gypsy King’s second title defense clash. The last time he entered the ring was against Deontay Wilder, wherein Fury put on an enigmatic show. Since then, fans craved to see him and this time, they expect an even better performance from him.

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Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte – A fiery fight on the brink?

With his clean record, Tyson Fury is an absolute favorite to get past his rival compatriot. But, Dillian Whyte is a scary fighter, holding cracking knockout power in the bag.

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Also, the two share a history, and they know quite a lot about each other. Whyte also once claimed about bashing ‘The Gypsy King’ in sparring and dropping him multiple times.

In all, there’s a massive rift between the two and on April 23, both the men will look to settle everything.

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Fans are in for a treat and it’ll be interesting to see how things take place in this fight.

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