Dillian Whyte reacts to KO loss: “I should have been allowed extra time”
On Saturday, Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte competed in a glorious heavyweight championship bout in front of 94,000 fans at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.
It lasted only half of the scheduled 12 rounds, as Ring and WBC heavyweight champion Fury delivered a devastating uppercut that brought an end to the fight in the 6th round.
Homecoming King.@Tyson_Fury x #FuryWhyte pic.twitter.com/E6lC02eh3J
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) April 23, 2022
Following the uppercut, Fury pushed Whyte resulting in him falling to the canvas. Though Whyte was able to get to his feet and beat the count, referee Mark Lyson called the bout.
He knew it was done.@Tyson_Fury screamed for the ref to call it as Dillian Whyte struggled to his feet.#FuryWhyte pic.twitter.com/qyNodEcU5u
— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) April 23, 2022
Clearly unhappy with how the bout went down, Whyte had some words for referee Lyson and accuses Fury of an illegal push in an interview with Sky Sports.
Whyte tells Sky Sports, “I was buzzed, but obviously I was trying to regather my senses.”
“He proper full-on pushed me,” Whyte says.
“I fell over and hit my head on the canvas, which is illegal. This ain’t wrestling, this is boxing.”
Whyte continues, “I should have been allowed extra time to recover and then carry on fighting.”
He then begins to blame the referee for doing a poor job. Whyte tells Sky Sports, “the referee ain’t doing his job.”
“I didn’t go straight down, I was hurt, I was trying to get my senses together then he full-on two-handed pushed me. It wasn’t like one arm thing, he two-handed pushed me and I fell over and hit my head. The referee, it was a terrible job from the referee there.”
Whyte then expresses that he hopes Fury doesn’t retire, telling Sky Sports, “I hope he doesn’t retire because I want another go.”
Interview below:
🗣️"The push was illegal! I should have been allowed extra time"
🗣️"I hope he doesn't retire, because I want another go." @DillianWhyte reacts to his knockout defeat to @Tyson_Furypic.twitter.com/CaCr0bm88m
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) April 25, 2022
With the win, Fury concludes his professional boxing career with an undefeated record of 32-0-1 with 23 KOs. Whyte, still looking to contend at the top of boxing’s heavyweight division holds a record of 28-3-0 with 19 KOs and will likely fight for a title once again in the future.
