Tyson Fury has backed Frank Warren's comments about not wanting British judges for his upcoming heavyweight fight with Dillian Whyte. It comes after the controversy surrounding Josh Taylor's win over Jack Catterall.
Taylor won on a split decision in the bout, despite Chorley's Catterall landing more hits in all but one of the rounds in the light-welterweight world title fight - with almost every analyst watching to state that Catterall had won the fight. The judges have been roundly criticised for the scoring, which will be investigated after the British Boxing Board of Control confirmed that they'd be looking into the result.
The heavyweight blockbuster between Fury and Whyte will take place on Saturday, April 23 at Wembley Stadium in what promises to be one of British boxing's biggest heavyweight clashes of all-time. The WBC had mandated Fury to defend his title against his fellow Brit but there was a significant delay with developments, with purse bids delayed on four occasions and Whyte waiting until the final hours before a deadline to submit his contract with the governing body this week.
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After Warren roundly criticised the judges who awarded Taylor the victory over Catterall, he stated that he'd do what he could to make sure no British judges were involved in the upcoming fight - a stance which Fury has backed.
Fury told talkSPORT: "I’ve seen an article recently where Frank Warren said there would be no British judges for this fight and I reiterate that as well. Those words echo around my training camp. We don’t want British judges for this fight. We want proper, experienced, judges who will do the right thing.
“If Dillian Whyte beats me, give him the decision. Do not try and rob anybody of this fight, give the man the decision, give the man what he deserves. If I win, do the same for me. In boxing, these fighters don’t want any gifts, they don’t want robbery decisions.
“People want to win if they win, and lose if they lose. In the game, we’ve seen so many boxing decisions go the opposite way and I’m just thinking ‘what are they watching’."
Fury also weighed in on who he believed won the fight, stating: "As for the fight that happened the other night, both fighters tried their best and done what they could do best. It’s not for me to say who won or lost, because I know both guys, but it was a good fight, I watched it and it was a great fight for the fans. Both fighters did their best.”
Should Fury defeat Whyte, he's likely to face the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Usyk 2 - a rematch of their first bout in which the Ukrainian came out victorious - which would unify the belts in a fight in the summer of 2022.
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