Dillian Whyte's journey from a bout with Anthony Joshua in front of 200 people to a title shot vs. Tyson Fury

In front of approximately 200 people, Dillian Whyte had his arm raised in victory. Inside the Chadwell St Mary Working Men's Club, just 40 miles southeast from Wembley in London, the then-amateur Whyte received no payment for a decision win over another rising amateur: Anthony Joshua. The modest venue held a small but emotional crowd, which witnessed a time in two heavyweights' careers that few could predict would be forever remembered.

Both fighters turned pro a short time after that bout. After winning an Olympic gold medal in his last amateur bout, Joshua's professional career moved faster and he won three of the four major boxing titles. En route to that stardom, he defeated Whyte at a time when winning fights mattered most.

Whyte has never been a full world titlist, but he does have WBC interim gold around his waist. On Saturday, 13 years after that amateur bout against Joshua, Whyte aims to change his own career trajectory. After waiting for years for other rivalries to settle, he will finally get the opportunity as he faces Tyson Fury for the WBC and lineal heavyweight championship (2 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV).

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Saturday, 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte undercard

Saturday, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte, 12 rounds, for Fury's WBC heavyweight title

But the stakes don't end there. In addition to the purse of £5.5 million, if he should beat his English rival he'll set up the prospect of fighting the winner of Oleksandr Usyk-Joshua later this year for the undisputed heavyweight championship.

From 200 fans to an estimated crowd of 90,000 at Wembley, and a personal journey that