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WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte
Professional Boxing Match
Wembley Stadium
London, England
Saturday, 23 April 2022
Oleksandr Usyk will be a keen observer when Tyson Fury defends his
WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23.
The undefeated Ukrainian is the reigning WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion after he took the titles off Anthony Joshua in September 2021.
Usyk will face Joshua in a re-match in June or July this year and the winner is likely to take on the world heavyweight champion in a unification bout.
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Alexander Krassyuk, who is the 35-year-old's promoter, revealed that his camp will be closely monitoring the fight between Fury and Whyte, which will take place in front of a bumper 94,000 crowd.
"Definitely yes [we will be watching the fight]," Krassyuk told Sky Sports. "Egis Klimas [Usyk's manager] and myself plan to attend the event and watch it from ringside.
"At Usyk's training camp, he will watch and study the fight on TV."
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Whyte finally gets his shot at the title after the WBC officially ordered Fury to fight him as the mandatory challenger in December 2021.
The Gypsy King had successfully defended his belt against Deontay Wilder for the second time two months earlier, while the Bodysnatcher reclaimed the WBC interim heavyweight title after defeating Alexander Povetkin in March 2021.
A statement from the organization at the time read: "The WBC hereby orders the start of the free negotiations period pursuant to the WBC rules and regulations for the mandatory bout between WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and mandatory challenger and WBC 'interim' world champion Dillian Whyte."
Professional Fight Records
Fury: 31–0–1 (22 KOs)
Whyte: 28–2 (19 KOs)
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