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Tyson Fury (L), Dyllian Whyte, (R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In this week\u2019s Fight Talk, we react to the announcement that Tyson Fury will defend his WBC crown against fellow British heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte.<\/p>\n

Frank Warren was successful in his purse bid to secure the lucrative bout and Fury is set to return to the United Kingdom, whereas Whyte will finally get his heavyweight title shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As expected, social media went a little wild over the announcement which even saw \u2018The Rock\u2019 get involved.<\/p>\n

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Fury to defend WBC title against Dillian Whyte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyson Fury\u2019s WBC heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte has been confirmed.<\/p>\n

Fury\u2019s boxing promoter Frank Warren announced on Friday he will be staging the heavyweight clash after successfully winning the purse with an offer of \u00a331m.<\/p>\n

A date and venue have yet to be confirmed but Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium has been touted as a possible destination on 23 April.<\/p>\n

Whyte is the WBC\u2019s number one and mandatory contender after avenging a loss to Alexander Povetkin 11 months ago. <\/p>\n

The 33-year-old has not fought since then and will fight for a heavyweight title for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

Fury hasn\u2019t boxed in the UK since beating Francesco Pianeta in Belfast in August 2018. The WBC heavyweight champion\u2019s last five fights have been held in United States, including the famous trilogy against Deontay Wilder.<\/p>\n

How did social media react?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 took to social media to address the purse bid announcement and had a message for Dillian Whyte.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy, guys. Big GK (Gypsy King) is coming home,\u201d he said. \u201cComing home, I\u2019m coming home. I cannot wait. Me and Dillian are going to put it on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fury added: \u201cGet ready for the biggest British dust-up since Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno. History in the making.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fury and Whyte are no strangers to each other.<\/p>\n

The pair have sparred in the past and Whyte has called out Fury on several occasions, including via this pinned tweet on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Gypsy @Tyson_Fury<\/a> Coward always conning the public you forget I\u2019ve put you down lots before & watched you pathetically sobbing on the canvas you ran away last year when @wbcboxing<\/a> ordered you to fight me anytime anywhere anyhow #FakeTyson<\/a> #Coward<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dillian Whyte (@DillianWhyte) June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Boxing fans have now begun their predictions ahead of the all-British heavyweight showdown between Fury and Whyte.<\/p>\n

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Bob Arum on Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: “Whyte has a great chance because he’s a big, big puncher. He’s a very rugged heavyweight, a very experienced heavyweight. If anything, he poses a bigger danger to Tyson than even Deontay Wilder did.” [@IFLTV<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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The build up alone for Fury v Whyte is going to be absolute madness.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dave Coldwell (@davidcoldwell) January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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