Dillian Whyte breaks silence after Tyson Fury defeat and explains failed plan

‘The Body Snatcher’ was on the receiving end of a devastating right hand uppercut that sent him to the canvas in the sixth round of Saturday’s WBC title showdown at Wembley.

Whyte had waited over 1000 days for his title shot and could now face another lengthy wait for another one after suffering the third defeat of his professional career, having previously been knocked out by Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin.

The Brixton heavyweight has remained defiant in defeat, however.

‘There wasn’t a lot in it – it was a close fight and I didn’t feel like I was outclassed in there,’ Whyte told Radio 5 Live.

‘My game plan was to press him and start moving forward. I was trying to attack but one slip and I got caught with the shot.

‘He’s a big awkward guy – I was expecting that.’

‘It was always going to be an awkward fight, but I was trying to set up and be patient and land what I could early and from round three onwards start to press.

‘It was a good learning experience.’

Fury insisted after Saturday’s win that he will stick to his word and retire from boxing – giving Deontay Wilder his blessing to fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua this summer.

Whyte meanwhile is not ranked in the top 10 in any of the other major governing bodies outside of the WBC.

A rematch against Joshua, should he lose again against Usyk, could be a compelling option later down the line, with the two sharing an explosive rivalry in 2015.

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