Return of the Gypsy King: Tyson Fury KOs Dillian Whyte
for almost four years, *Tyson Fury *(32-0-1, 23 KOs) returned home with a
spectacular sixth-round knockout in front of a record-breaking 94,000 fans
Saturday evening at Wembley Stadium in London.The WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine heavyweight champion defended his crown
against former training partner *Dillian Whyte* with a vicious right
uppercut that immediately ended matters at 2:59 of the sixth row. Fury
(32-0-1, 23 KOs) has now won four of his last five fights via stoppage.To start the bout, both men attempted to engage in a bit of mind games,
with Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) entering the first round by working from a
southpaw stance. The roles reversed in the following round with Fury
commencing his attack from a left-handed position. But by the third round,
none of that even mattered as Fury, now orthodox again, began snapping his
jab, finding his rhythm and even smiling at Whyte as he began lunging with
shots in the fourth and fifth rounds.
By this point, Fury had seen what kind of openings could be made when
leading with his left hand as Whyte often used a cross-armed defense to
evade shots. That’s when the “Gypsy King” circled in on his target to touch
Whyte with a left hand before landing a fight-finishing uppercut that
knocked the “Body Snatcher” down and out.
Fury said, “I’m overwhelmed with the support. I can’t believe that my
94,000 countrymen and women have come here tonight to see my perform. I
just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much to every
single person who bought a ticket here tonight or stayed up late to watch
it on TV.
“Dillian Whyte is a warrior. And I believe that Dillian will be a world
champion. But tonight, he met a great in the sport. I’m one of the greatest
heavyweights of all time. And unfortunately for Dillian Whyte, he had to
face me here tonight. There’s no disgrace. He’s a tough, game man. He’s as
strong as a bull. He’s got the heart of a lion. But you’re not messing with
a mediocre heavyweight. You’re messing with the best man on the planet. And
you saw that tonight with what happened.
“I think Lennox Lewis could even be proud of the right uppercut tonight.”
*Essuman Decisions Tetley*
Undefeated welterweight *Ekow Essuman* (17-0, 7 KOs) retained his British,
Commonwealth, and IBF European 147-pound titles with a 12-round unanimous
decision win against Englishman *Darren Tetley* (21-3, 9 KOs) in the
night’s co-feature. Two judges scored the fight 116-112 for Essuman, while
a third had it 117-111.
*In undercard action:*
*Featherweight: *Liverpool’s* Nick Ball *(15-0, 8 KOs) captured the WBC
Silver Featherweight Title with a stoppage win over *Isaac Lowe* (21-2-3, 6
KOs). Ball dropped Lowe in the second round, and he managed to survive.
Lowe was then cut by an accidental headbutt over his left eye in the third
round as he continued to receive punches in the following rounds. Ball
eventually stopped his foe with fight-finishing flurry at 1:45 of the sixth
round.
*Heavyweight: *London native *David Adeleye *(9-0, 8 KOs) battered fellow
Englishman *Chris Healey* (9-9, 2 KOs) en route to a TKO win. The referee
halted the action at :52 of the fourth round.
*Light Heavyweight: Tommy Fury *(8-0, 4 KOs), the 22-year-old younger
brother of the “Gypsy King,” defeated *Daniel Bocianski* (10-2, 2 KOs) of
Nowy Sacz, Poland, via decision. Score: 60-54.
*Light Heavyweight: Karol Itauma *(7-0, 5 KOs), a rising southpaw of Slovak
origin who lives in the U.K., scored a second-round technical knockout
against *Michal Ciach *(2-12, 1 KO) of Poznan, Poland. Time of stoppage:
2:27.
*Junior Lightweight: *English prospect* Royston Barney-Smith* (2-0) scored
a decision win against Romanian *Constantin Radoi* (0-11). Score: 40-36.
