Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sixth-round TKO of Dillian Whyte before a 94,000- plus crowd at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Whyte, after receiving a brutal right uppercut, got to his feet before the count of 10. But stumbled into the ropes in an exhausting fashion as the bout was waved off by referee Mark Lyson.
The 33-year-old was making the second defense of the title he won from Deontay Wilder in 2020 via seventh-round knockout.
Fury followed that victory with an 11th-round KO of Wilder in October.
Prior to the fight, Fury hinted at the possibility of retirement following his title defense. And after his victory over Whyte, Fury hinted at drawing the curtain to his boxing career.
Speaking after his victory, Fury said: “First of all, I want to say I dedicate this to my lord and saviour Jesus Christ. In his name I won this fight in my lively country. In my England. We are Spartans.
“I promised my lovely wife Paris of 14 years that after the Wilder 3 fight that would be it, and I meant it.
“But I got offered to fight at Wembley, at home, a fight I deserved — I owed it to the fans… I owed it to every person in the UK to fight at Wembley.
“And now it’s all gone I have to be a man of my word and think this is it. This might be the final curtain of the Gypsy King.”
The Gypsy King has been linked with an undisputed world title fight against the winner of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, but the 33-year-old looks set to go on with his retirement plan following this victory.
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