Boxing

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Fury Weighs in Heavier than Whyte

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Fury Weighs in Heavier than Whyte
Boxing

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Fury Weighs in Heavier than Whyte

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Fury Weighs in Heavier than Whyte

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Fury Weighs in Heavier than Whyte

Tyson Fury

WBC and Ring Magazine champion Tyson Fury weighed in less than a stone heavier than opponent Dillian Whyte ahead of their Wembley Stadium match tomorrow.Fury, who is 33-years-old, weighed in at 18st 12lb while his challenger, Whyte, hit the scales at 18st 1lb. The weigh in comes before the opponents battle it out in front of 94,000 fans on Saturday's blockbuster heavyweight bout at Wembley Stadium.

94,000 spectators are a new post-war British record.Fury was more than 12lbs lighter than the career-high 277lbs he weighed the day before knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of an epic trilogy fight in Las Vegas last October at 264.8lbs. Whyte, meanwhile, scaled 253lbs 4oz, 6lbs heavier than his rematch victory against Alexander Povetkin last March.At the weigh-in, which took place at BoxPark in Wembley, Whyte took to the stage first and was met with a chorus of boos as the crowd seemed to favour Fury. Whyte was dressed in all-black.

After Whyte took to the scales, Fury made his way onto the stage. He wore a white, blue and red tracksuit. The self-titled "Gypsy King" showed off his WBC belt to an enthusiastic crowd.On social media, the pair have often engaged in tense exchanges with many fans witnessing. There was no tension on the stage and instead, just like at Wednesday's press conference, there was a jovial atmosphere. There were no physical signs of bad blood between the challengers. They tickled each other, shook hands and and then swapped baseball caps.They left the stage. The audience shouted for an encore when they returned to the stage. Music came on and they danced together, throwing their hands in the air while bouncing on the spot. At the weigh-in, Team Fury and Team Whyte reconciled as the fighters' brothers embraced on stage.

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