Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte live round-by-round updates and scoring

WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury defends his title against Dillian Whyte on Saturday, April  23. Follow for live updates. 

It’s fight day, and WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury attempts to successfully defend his titles against WBC interim champion and number one contender Dillian Whyte.

Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) is riding a two-fight knockout streak and is trying to defend his WBC crown for the second. He knocked out Deontay Wilder in his last two bouts.

Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) avenged one of his two losses in his last contest in a rematch with Alexander Povetkin. He has never won a major world title and hopes to knock off Fury to become the WBC champion.

This is a special matchup. Fury and Whyte are British fighters meeting in front of their countrymen at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Many expect this to set attendance records with an estimated 94,000 fans in attendance.

Fury recently stated that this would be the final bout of his boxing career, although he was non-committal about his post-fight plans with FanSided on a recent media call. Regardless of Fury’s future, the ESPN+ pay-per-view contest between Fury and Whyte could be a dramatic scene.

Follow along with FanSided for live round-by-round updates. We will also provide our unofficial scoring during the matchup.

The fight card begins on ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET, with main event ring walks expected between 5-6 p.m. ET.

Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight title fight live round-by-round updates and FanSided scoring

Round 1

FanSided score: 10-9, Whyte

Whyte surprised everyone by coming out as a southpaw. He put Fury on the backfoot early, but nothing landed through the first minute.

Whyte jabbed at Fury’s body. Fury was cautious and circled on the outside but looked for the right hand a few times in the last minute.

Round 2

FanSided score: 10-9, Fury

Both fighters switched their stances. Whyte kept pressing forward.

Fury switched back to orthodox but mainly stayed on the outside. He opened up with the jab in the last minute and followed with the right.

Fury looked more comfortable and took control of the round.

Round 3

FanSided score: 10-9, Fury

Whyte threw a huge right but missed. Fury came back with a combination that landed.

Fury put his shots together well and had Whyte stalled on the outside. It was the one-two combo from Fury that scored down the stretch.

Round 4

FanSided score: 10-9, Fury

Whyte received a cut over the right eye as he was in close with Fury. Both were warned for holding.

Whyte nailed Fury with a left hook, but he took it well. Fury came back with a straight right.

They wrestled more on the inside, but Fury went back to boxing and scored some more with the right hand.

Whyte was warned for throwing his elbow on the inside.

Strangely, Fury’s corner started to splash water at the fighters as they were clenched. Whyte was warned for punching behind the head in a messy round.

Round 5

FanSided score: 10-9, Fury

Fury controlled the action with his jab. Whyte stumbled after a right from Fury, but it looked like more of a slip.

Fury flashed some fast hands, and Whyte didn’t have an answer. It was a clear round for Fury.

Round 6

Whyte missed with an overhand right as he and Fury traded at center ring. Whyte looked sloppily winged punches.

Fury opened with a short right uppercut that landed on the button. Whyte collapsed to the canvas, and his legs weren’t working.

Whyte tried to get to his feet but couldn’t make them work. The referee stopped the fight giving Fury the TKO victory.

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OFFICIAL RESULT: Tyson Fury TKOs Dillian Whyte in round 6 (2:59)